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Hope for lower cost of living as fuel prices slide to seven-month low

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A motorist fuels at a fuel station along Koinange street, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

The government has handed Kenyans slight relief after reducing cost of fuel for the fifth consecutive month, with a litre of super petrol going down by Sh7.21 and that of diesel reducing by Sh5.

Kenyans hope the drop in prices will also translate into cheaper commodities.

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