On a monthly basis, inflation was 0.6% compared with 0.3% in November, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.

Kenya targets an inflation rate of between 2.5% and 7.5% in the medium term.

Kenya's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate(KECBIR=ECI), opens new tab by a larger-than-expected 75 basis points to 11.25% on Dec 5, saying there was room for looser policy to support economic growth as inflation was under control.

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Reporting by Hereward Holland Editing by Bate Felix

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