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July 16, 2025
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Wandayi defends fuel price hike, cites global price fluctuations
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 16 - The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has defended the recent increase in pump prices, attributing it to global price Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has defended the recent fuel price hikes in Kenya, attributing them to global price fluctuations rather than domestic fiscal policies.
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) increased pump prices effective from July 15 to August 14, 2025, with super petrol rising by Sh8.99 per litre.
- Opiyo Wandayi, Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary, emphasized that recent price adjustments were based on international oil prices.
- Claims linking the price rise to the adjustment of the Road Maintenance Levy from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre were dismissed as misleading.
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