ERC Acting Director General Pavel Oimeke credits the rise to an increase in landed cost of imported super Petrol which increased by 2.23 percent to US588.47/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Kenyans will from tomorrow pay slightly more for petroleum products following the increase in fuel prices by Energy Regulatory Commission.
In Nairobi, Super petrol has gone up by Sh0.78 per litre to hit Sh101.05, diesel up by Sh1.17 to reach Sh90.44 and kerosene by Sh0.77 to Sh67.96 per litre.
ERC Acting Director General Pavel Oimeke credits the rise to an increase in landed cost of imported super Petrol which increased by 2.23 percent to US588.47. Diesel increased by 3.84 percent to US520 and kerosene by 3.45 percent US542.27.
“Landed Costs includes so many things that include pipeline transport, road transport, pipeline losses and depot losses among others. Those hardest hit are those living further away from Mombasa.”
In Mombasa, residents will pay Sh97.63 per litre of petrol, Sh87.04 per litre for diesel and Sh65.11 per litre for kerosene.
“The case is, however, different for Kisumu residents who will pay more factoring in the cost of transporting oil all the way ton the city.”
Hence, they will part with Sh103.03 for super petrol, Sh92.61 for diesel and Sh69.89 for kerosene.
In Nakuru, motorists will part with Sh101.78 for petrol, Sh91.36 for diesel and Sh68.83 for kerosene, while in Eldoret, residents will pay Sh102.96 for petrol, Sh92.54 for diesel and sh69.90 for kerosene.
