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Pain at the pump: ODM puts EPRA on the spot over latest fuel price increase
By Citizen Reporter,
2035, March 14, 2021 (EAT)
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has criticized the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) over the latest increase in fuel price accusi...
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Petrol prices jump by Ksh.7.63 sending cost per litre past Ksh.120
By Kepha Muiruri,
1756, March 14, 2021 (EAT)
Motorists across the country will fork more than Ksh.120 per litre to fill their vehicle with petrol with the commodity seeing a steep Ksh.7.63 jump i...
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Petrol prices jump by Ksh.8, diesel by Ksh.5
By Kepha Muiruri,
1321, February 14, 2021 (EAT)
Petrol users will part with more for fuel with the commodity seeing the greatest jump in costs at Ksh.8.19 in the latest review of maximum pump prices...
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Kenya saves Ksh.121B from fall of oil prices last year
By Kepha Muiruri,
1354, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya save Ksh.121 billion ($1.1 billion) in foreign exchange from the fall of international oil prices across 2020. Kenya’s oil bill, which repr...
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Lower fuel costs trim Kenya’s trade imbalance
By Kepha Muiruri,
1740, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
The country has continued to reap benefits from lower fuel import costs with the current account deficit contracting further to 4.7 per cent in Novemb...
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Motorists to pay more as fuel prices go up in latest review
By Kepha Muiruri,
647, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists will pay more for fuel from midnight on Tuesday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) effects higher petroleum costs. T...
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Tullow meets license extension conditions
By Kepha Muiruri,
1459, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
Oil explorer Tullow has affirmed its Kenyan project license extension to December 2021 following its submission and subsequent approval of a 2021 prog...
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Tullow re-engineers Kenyan project to fit low oil prices
By Kepha Muiruri,
1435, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
Oil explorer Tullow Oil says it will deploy the 11 months left on its extended exploration license to optimize the project to fit low oil prices in th...
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Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene prices to rise after tax adjustment
By Kepha Muiruri,
1008, October 3, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices are set to rise by Ksh.1.12 per litre effective from Saturday at midnight following the adjustment of the rate of excise duty by the Ken...
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Tullow drops Kenyan CEO in continued operations review
By Kepha Muiruri,
1606, September 17, 2020 (EAT)
Oil explorer Tullow has announced the exit of its Kenyan Chief Executive Officer Martin Mbogo effective December 31. Mbogo’s exit which aligns wi...
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Tullow Oil suspends plans to exit Kenya
By Kepha Muiruri,
1428, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
Anglo-English based oil explorer Tullow Oil has made an about turn on its oil project in Kenya suspending its planned exit through the sale of blocks ...
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Kenya shilling falls to a new record low
By Kepha Muiruri,
1717, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya shilling touched a new low in Wednesday’s trading session against the U.S. dollar as the local unit now sees new bouts of volatility. T...
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Petrol, Diesel prices rise further as kerosene spikes by Ksh.18.20
By Kepha Muiruri,
1635, August 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set for higher costs at the pump as fuel costs for all three petroleum commodities pick-up in the latest maximum-pump price review. P...
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How government milked price controls to slap Kenyans with high fuel costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1719, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
In 2011, the government moved to enforce price controls by effecting maximum pump prices through the then Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The e...
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Petrol, diesel prices rise by Ksh 11.38 and Ksh.17.30
By Kepha Muiruri,
932, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
The rise in landed cost of imported fuel has marked the end of relief for motorists as petrol and diesel costs pick up by Ksh.11.38 and Ksh.17.30 resp...
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Oil falls below Ksh.4,583 a barrel on virus fears, still heads for weekly gain
By Reuters,
1721, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Oil fell below $43 ( Ksh.4,583) a barrel on Friday as a resurgence of coronavirus cases raised concern that fuel demand growth could stall, although c...
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Petrol prices rise by Ksh.5.77 as diesel, kerosene costs fall
By Kepha Muiruri,
1647, June 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists have registered a mixed bag of fortunes in the movement of fuel costs as petrol rises by Ksh.5.77 a litre while diesel costs fall by Ksh.3.8...
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OPINION: COVID-19 response is everyone’s business
By Guest Writer,
2008, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa, despite relatively low infection rates...
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Oil marketers in Kenya under fire over hoarding fuel stocks in anticipation of price increase
By Kepha Muiruri,
1444, June 10, 2020 (EAT)
Oil Marketing companies (OMCs) are once again on the spot as they now hold back stocks of fuel in anticipation of a price increase in the next maximum...
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Super Petrol prices decrease by Ksh.9.54 per litre
By Kepha Muiruri,
1743, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
Super Petrol and Diesel prices have decreased by Ksh.9.54 per litre and Ksh.19.19 per litre respectively. In its monthly review, the Energy and Pet...
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