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Tomatoes lead as commodity with highest price increase in Kenya, TIFA report shows

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Tomatoes recorded the biggest price increase among selected household goods and services in Kenya, rising by 41 per cent between June 2025 and June 2026, according to data cited in a new TIFA research survey. The survey, released on Thursday, August 20, 2026, used price data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to […]

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