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April 16, 2026
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Senator Raises Suspicions Over Fuel Pricing After EPRA Cuts Ksh9.87 on Petrol

Senator Raises Suspicions Over Fuel Pricing After EPRA Cuts Ksh9.87 on Petrol

His concerns come amid controversy over fuel prices in the country, following EPRA's announcement of a Ksh 9.37 reduction in petrol price and a Ksh 10.21 reduction in diesel per litre...

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Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has expressed suspicion over fuel pricing practices, urging President William Ruto to intervene after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced a Ksh9.87 cut on petrol prices.

  • Senator Ole Kina alleges a potential manipulation of pump prices by EPRA in collaboration with certain Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), despite adequate fuel supply under the government-to-government (G2G) arrangement.
  • The senator claims Kenya's monthly petrol requirement is 180,000 metric tonnes, with recent deliveries and expected arrivals far exceeding this demand.
  • He highlighted that the landed cost of fuel from Europe and the US is around Ksh48,000 per metric tonne, suggesting this should result in lower pump prices.

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