 Commodity prices continue to drain the pockets of canyons. The Canyon National Bureau of Statistics unveiled on Friday the annual inflation rate in March. At 9.2%, the overall year-on-year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index, CPI remained unchanged from February. The housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels index however increased by 0.6% between February 2023 and March 2023. The transport index also went up by 0.3% during that period. Canyons, as suffering from surging prices as well as a sharp drop in the local shilling against the US dollar and a drought that has left millions unable to properly feed themselves. During the election campaign, the president portrayed himself as champion of the downtrodden and vowed to improve the loss of ordinary canyons. Hundreds took to the streets in recent days as they wanted him to act by his words. The opposition launched a campaign of nationwide protests that kicked off on March 28th.