Super Petrol will continue to be sold in Nairobi for Ksh177.30, Diesel for Ksh162.00, and Kerosene for Ksh145.94. Super Petrol will be sold in Kisumu for Ksh177.50, Diesel for Ksh162.70, and Kerosene for Ksh146.66.
For Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene, drivers in Nakuru will pay Ksh172.62, Ksh161.83, and Ksh145.79, respectively. While Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene will cost their Eldoret counterparts Ksh177.50, Ksh162.72, and Ksh146.67, respectively.
In Mombasa, the cost of Super petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will be Ksh174.98, Ksh 159.76 and Ksh143.69 respectively.
According to the affirmation of EPRA, the government would use the petroleum charge to indemnify oil marketing companies for the dissimilarity in cost.
According EPRA's Director General, it is EPRA's wish to assure the public of their non stop commitment to the observance of a impartial competition and protection of the interests of both the consumers and the investors in the energy and petroleum sectors.
Due to the removal of fuel subsidies that were put in place by former president Uhuru Kenyatta by the new administration, Kenyans have moaned about the high fuel prices in the past months.
The subsidies, as stated by William Ruto, the President, would be removed by his administration since they cost the taxpayers billions.
On September 13,2022 Ruto attested that in the case that the subsidies continues to the end of the year, the cost born by taxpayers will be Ksh280 billion, amount comparable to the whole national development budget.
Ever since the removal of the subsidies, Ksh14.7 billion of taxpayers' money has been saved.
In September 2022, fuel prices reached the highest price ever with Super petrol,Diesel and Kerosene retailing at Ksh179.30, Ksh165 and Ksh147.94 respectively.
In some regions of the country, a liter of petrol costed Ksh250, attributing the high prices to severe shortages in the country.
As picture of a fuel pump at a gas station in Nairobi on July 14, 2021.
On July 14, 2021, a photo of a fuel pump at a Nairobi gas station.
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