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  "id": 10888235,
  "title": "Kenya inflation rises to 6.8% in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/kenya-inflation-rises-to-6-8-in-september",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:24:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/kenya-inflation-rises-to-6-8-in-september"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya’s annual inflation rate rose to 6.8 per cent in September 2026, driven mainly by higher prices of food, transport and household energy, according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The rate increased from 6.6 per cent in August 2026, marking the second consecutive monthly increase after inflation stood […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital Business",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/kenyas-inflation-rises-to-6-8pc-in-september-on-higher-food-fuel",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:02:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "German unemployment rises much more than expected in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/german-unemployment-rises-much-more-than-expected-in-september",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:00:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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