Kenyans will face more pain at the pump from Wednesday as petrol prices zoom past the Ksh.130 mark per litre, an all-time high cost for the commodity.
In its latest maximum pump price review, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has raised the prices of super petrol by Ksh.7.58 per litre.
This is while the cost of diesel and kerosene shoots by Ksh.7.94 and Ksh.12.97 per litre respectively from midnight on Wednesday.
A litre of petrol in Kenya’s Capital Nairobi will now cost Ksh.134.72 rising from Ksh.127.14.
The cost of diesel meanwhile spikes to Ksh.115.60 from Ksh.107.66 while kerosene will cost Ksh.110.82 from Ksh.97.85.
EPRA has attributed the rising fuel prices higher costs for landed petroleum products with the cost of landed super petrol rising by 0.72 per cent, diesel by 4.81 per cent and kerosene by 0.96 per cent.
The energy sector regulator however masks the true reasons behind the astronomical surge in fuel costs.
Kenyans react on social media
On Twitter
_The Consultant_@kayiza_andrew
If you can afford alcohol, you have no right to question fuelprices – Kenyan Politician. Meanwhile, the price of fuel in Kenya is Ug. Shs. 4,000/= while in Uganda it’s Ug.Shs. 4200/=. Why are Kenyans angry and Ugandans comfortable
The Senate Summons Energy Cabinet Secretary
Newsroom@MaudhuiHouse·Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has summoned Energy & Petroleum Cabinet Secretaries Charles Keter and John Munyes to appear before the Senate Energy Committee on Tuesday next week over the sharp surge in fuelprices as uproar by Kenyans intensifies @mmnjug@MwangoCapital
SokoAnalyst@SokoAnalyst Replying to @SokoAnalystThe first thing that is affected when prices of fuel are increased are the prices of common goods and services. This is because with increased fuelprices, the cost of production and transport moves up and people have to pay more #FuelPrices
Kimuzi@Kimuzi_What bothers me is that all kenyans are unbothered that fuelprices are up. Uhuru knows that all Kenyans are pussies, they won’t complain. We deserve what always comes our ways
