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Cost of Living

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Food, fuel, housing, school fees — and what Parliament is doing about them.

Updated 21 Jun 2026
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  • Inflation is one of the three indicators Parliament's Budget & Appropriations Committee tracks each quarter against the macro-fiscal framework. — KNBS / Parliamentary Budget Office
  • Statutory deductions on a payslip (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF/SHIF, Housing Levy) are all set by Acts of Parliament — Parliament can change them. — Acts of Parliament
  • Food and fuel prices are the largest drivers of headline inflation in Kenya; both are sensitive to the Finance Bill and the Petroleum Development Levy. — KNBS Consumer Price Index

The story so far

"Cost of living" is the umbrella under which Kenyans group the squeeze on food, fuel, rent, school fees, and the deductions on a payslip. None of these prices is set by Parliament directly — but most are shaped by it: through the Finance Bill, the Housing Levy, NHIF/SHIF rates, fuel levies, and the Budget that the Appropriations Bill enacts each June.

This page tracks what MPs and Senators are saying about cost-of-living pressure, which Bills could move the needle, and how Parliament's Budget & Appropriations Committee is reading the latest KNBS inflation prints.

If a particular item is hitting your household hardest — fuel, fees, food — ask Mzalendo what Parliament has said about it, or follow the Finance Bill 2026 for the single biggest lever moving this cycle.

AI-drafted summary, editor-approved. Sources linked inline.

What Parliament is doing about it

Where it's debated

Senate 18 53%
National Assembly 16 47%

Activity over time

Top voices on Cost of Living

  1. 1 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Wakhungu
  2. 2 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Speaker (Hon. Lusaka)
  3. 3 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu, UDA)
  4. 4 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Daniel Wanyama (Webuye West, UDA)
  5. 5 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Gladys Boss (Uasin Gishu County, UDA)
  6. 6 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA)
  7. 7 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Gideon Mulyungi (Mwingi Central, WDM)
  8. 8 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)
  9. 9 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP)
  10. 10 {# Link to the member's profile when we resolved one in get_context; otherwise fall back to the name resolver (handles "Speaker", surname-only, etc.). #} Kahangara Mburu (Lari, UDA)

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