The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2025. President William Ruto promised to improve Kenya’s food security. During the period under review, KNBS noted that the country’s inflation rate rose from 4.5% in August to 4.6% in September. Why did Kenya’s inflation rate rise? The agency said that the increased prices of food, electricity, and transportation drove Kenya’s inflation rate. According to data, the cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 8.4% year-on-year, while transportation expenses increased by 4%. At the same time, gas, electricity, housing, water, and other fuels all experienced increases of 1.4%. “Annual consumer price inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.6% in September 2025.
The price increase was primarily driven by a rise in prices of items in the food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.4%); transport (4.0%), and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.4%) over the one year. These three divisions together account for more than 57% of the total weight across the 13 major expenditure categories,” KNBS stated. KNBS noted that the price of electricity (200 kWh) increased from KSh 5,539.54 in August 2025 to KSh 5,597.16 in September 2025, and the price of electricity (50 kWh) rose from KSh 1,259.65 to KSh 1,274.06. Which items recorded a drop in prices? The price of sifted maize flour (2kg) fell from KSh 156.99 to KSh 152.28 between August and September.
The price of loose maize grain (1kg) also fell from KSh 70.93 to KSh 68.14. Unga prices dropped by KSh 4. Photo: Mithika Linturi. Source: Twitter At the same time, the cost of one kilogram of sukuma wiki dropped from KSh 93.41 to KSh 92.48. Similarly, the cost of one kilogram of sugar decreased from KSh 186.53 to KSh 185.21. The price of one litre of kerosene declined marginally from KSh 156.76 to KSh 155.96, while the price of gas/LPG (13kg) decreased slightly from KSh 3,158.35 to KSh 3,151.65. Fuel prices dropped slightly, with the price of one litre of petrol falling from KSh 186.37 to KSh 185.59 and the price of one litre of diesel dropping marginally from KSh 172.75 to KSh 172.64.
By Japhet Ruto
