{
  "id": 17284092,
  "title": "KNBS explains why 4.3% inflation had a bigger economic impact than 15.1% in Kenya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/knbs-explains-why-4-3-inflation-had-a-bigger-economic-impact-than-15",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T20:13:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/knbs-explains-why-4-3-inflation-had-a-bigger-economic-impact-than-15-1-in-kenya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya’s latest inflation figures have revealed a surprising twist: a category recording inflation of 4.3 per cent contributed more to the overall rise in prices than another category whose inflation rate stood at 15.1 per cent. Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on October 30, 2026, shows that core inflation contributed […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Fuel price hikes push Kenya’s inflation to 40-month high of 7.3pc",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fuel-price-hikes-push-kenyas-inflation-to-40-month-high-of-7-3pc",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:06:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}