The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is threatening severe penalties, including hefty fines and license revocation, against oil marketing companies accused of hoarding fuel and overcharging customers.

• Companies found hoarding petroleum products face fines of at least Sh1 million or imprisonment of up to one year, or both.
• EPRA is targeting oil marketing companies (OMCs) and specifically named its Acting Managing Director, Pius Mwendwa, in its warning.
• The regulator cited reports of fuel shortages in various parts of the country, attributing them to deliberate actions by some marketers rather than inadequate national stocks.