Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- Kenya's average consumer prices rose for the second month in a row to 6.6 percent in August as food and commuting costs squeezed family budgets.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on Monday that inflation - a measure of growth in average cost of goods and services over the previous year - shot from 6.5 percent in July.

The average price increments in August extended a period of elevated inflation that began with the US-Israel war on Iran, with the rate remaining above five percent for the fifth consecutive month.

The latest reading is slightly below 6.7 percent in May, the highest since January 2024, highlighting the ripple-effect of Middle East conflict on domestic fuel costs amid reduced food outp...