Kenyan parents and students found some relief as training fees for certificate and vocational courses decreased in September, even as the country's overall inflation rose to 4.6%. This provided a contrast to rising costs in mainstream education and certain essential goods.

• Certificate course fees dropped by 0.1%, while vocational training costs plunged by 2.9%.
• The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) provided the fresh data.
• Despite some price drops in items like loose maize grain (down 3.9%) and sifted maize flour (down 3.0%), increased prices for items like oranges, mangoes, cabbages, tomatoes, electricity (up 1.0% for 200kWh), and house rent (up 0.2%) contributed to the higher inflation.

Kenya's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption saw a significant increase in 2024, rising by 15 percent to a record 414,861 metric tonnes. This surge is attributed to government incentives, including the zero-rating of LPG, aimed at lowering costs and promoting its use as a primary cooking fuel.

• 414,861 metric tonnes of LPG consumed in 2024, a 15 percent increase from 360,594 tonnes in 2023.
• The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reported this growth in its annual report.
• Per capita consumption rose to 7.9 kg in 2024 from 7.0 kg in 2023, driven by the National LPG Growth Strategy aiming to double per capita consumption to 15 kg by 2030.

Kenya experienced a slight improvement in electricity grid reliability during the financial year ended June 2025, with fewer and shorter power blackouts, according to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Despite this, the nation's grid performance continues to fall short of both national and regional benchmarks, and system losses remain persistently high.

• Electricity consumers were without power for an average of 9.42 hours, a 7% improvement from 10.14 hours in the previous year.
• The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reported that system losses averaged 23.36%, exceeding its 17.5% ceiling.
• Kenya plans to address these challenges through bulk metering, reviewing power purchase agreements, and seeking new public-private partnerships, with Africa50 lined up to fund major transmission line refurbishments.