Nairobi, June 2 -- Inflation is rising again after increasing marginally in May by 0.1 percentage point on soaring food, energy and transport costs, reversing a temporary decline.

Data released on Wednesday night shows that the rate stood at eight percent from 7.9 percent in April when it had declined to a 10-month low at the onset of rains.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics data shows that the increase has been triggered by the price changes in food, energy and transport, which cover about 57 percent of household budgets.

These rose to 10.2 percent, 9.7 percent and 10.1 percent respectively.

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, which make up the energy index, and transport were fuelled by an increase in the cost of...