Kenyans have been forced to dig deeper into their pockets, as prices of different basic commodities have skyrocketed to astronomical levels.
The government has not helped much either, choosing to blame external factors for the high cost of food prices.
The opposition on the other hand has taken it as fodder and the chance to critic the government, but not offering any practical solution to the crisis.
“Food security is a critical component of a way into a prosperous future,” Deputy President William Ruto once said during the campaigning period.
“”Massuferer wanataka kujua wakienda kwa kiosk ni lini bei ya ungai itatoka shilining mia moja ifike shilingi sitini (common mwananchi would love to know when the prices of flour will drop from Sh100 to Sh60),” he added during the 2013 campaigns.
The issue is threatening to be one of the main deciders of this year’s election, with the government maintaining it has fulfilled its election pledges, while the opposition insist that just like many other areas, the government has failed the citizens.
Between 2014 and 2016 the government tempted to address the high cost of living through measures like lowering the production cost, with the attempts proving unsuccessful.
In 2017 February the cost of living reached crisis levels, with the government making a move to address the problem by declaring a national disaster and appealing for help.
The Kenya Bureau of Statics indicates that the ratio is at a five-year high, and these numbers are the highest, with the situation threatening to sink more families into financial crises.
Deputy President William Ruto has taken on to the social media to blame external forces for the crisis, with the opposition taking up the issue to batter the government without much solution.