Three suspects arrested in Tana River over hiked fuel prices

By Vincent Maruga,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested three suspects in Tana River County following an impromptu raid. Accordin...

fuel prices

Petrol prices drop by Ksh.9, Kerosene up Ksh.10 as new VAT takes effect

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has lowered the price of petrol following the enactment of the new petroleum Value Added Tax at 8 percent from ...

ERC Director General Pavel Robert Oimeke , fuel prices , Uhuru kenyatta , VAT

Top officials suspended over fuel mix-up in Kisumu

By Allan Obiero,

Kisumu's Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) depot manager Eng. Herman Munga has been indefinitely suspended following a fuel mix up at the depot two days ag...

Depot manager Eng. Herman Munga , Fuel , Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) , Petroleum CS John Munyes

The Ayes have it! MPs authorise Uhuru to tax Kenyans more

By Benjamin Muriuki,

All of President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposals to the Finance Bill, 2018 were on Thursday passed by the National Assembly amid acrimony, high drama, cha...

Finance Bill 2018. , Fuel VAT , Uhuru kenyatta

Oil marketers approve stricter kerosene regulations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Key stakeholders from the petroleum and energy sector are calling for tougher kerosene regulations in the form of taxation with a view to contract the...

adulteration , Andrew Kamau , Anne-Solange Renouard , Fuel , kerosene , KRA , petroleum institute of east africa , PIEA , tax

Man arrested with 300litres of adulterated fuel in Eldoret

By Cyrus Sholim,

Police in Eldoret have arrested one suspect and impounded over 300 litres of adulterated fuel. In an operation led by Uasin Gishu Administration Po...

adulterated fuel

Matiang’i busts fake sugar syndicate, warns traders

By Araka Haron,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has issued a stern warning to businessmen and State officials involved in the sale of counterfeit sugar. ...

fake sugar

National Oil, Eqwipetrol sign deal to expand fuel distribution

By Kepha Muiruri,

State owned oil marketer National Oil has entered a joint venture with the Eqwipetrol electronic oil exchange platform and Equity Bank in an effort to...

Distribution , Equipetrol , equity bank , Fuel , Joint Venture , logistics , MaryJane Mwangi , mobile app , National Oil , oil marketer , Shiru Mwangi

Fuel truck drivers to get ERC license from June

By Citizen,

Fuel truck drivers will from June be required to have certification from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to operate. The move is part of the...

certification , Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , Fuel , Pavel Oimeke , regulatory framework , tanker , transport , trucks

Fuel adulteration: An imminent threat to the country’s economy

By Desmond Boi,

Fuel energy is fundamentally the backbone to any economy in the current world where the sprouting of industries is unabated. It is this reason that th...

Tax kerosene heavily to deter adulteration, PIEA

By Citizen,

Oil marketers have called for the narrowing of the tax gap between kerosene and vehicle petroleum products to stem the increased adulteration cases in...

adulteration , diesel , Fuel , kerosene , Nakuru. , petroleum exports , petroleum products , PIEA , Powel Maimba , south sudan , Super Petrol , Tanzania , uganda

Pain at the pump as new fuel tax takes effect

By Noah Kuto,

Motorists will have to shoulder higher fuel costs in coming months, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) implements the Sh6 road maintenance levy...

diesel , ERC , excise duty on kerosene , food , Fuel , high cost of living , Inflation , kerosene , motorists , road maintenance levy

Price of cosmetics to rise after gov’t introduces tax

By Lisa Kamau,

The price of cosmetics and beauty products in the country is set to rise after Treasury CS Henry Rotich proposed a 10 percent excise duty on cosmetics...

budget 2016/2017 , cosmetics , tax

Shell fuel stations to stop selling kerosene from midnight tonight

By Michael Karanja,

Oil marketer Vivo Energy that runs the Shell fuel stations will from midnight stop the sale of kerosene at its outlets. The move is expected to min...

kerosene , Oil , oil adulteration , shell fuel stations

Over 50 fuel outlets risk closure for selling contaminated fuel

By Citizen Reporter,

56 fuel outlets stand to lose their licenses after they were discovered to be operating illegal businesses. According to the Energy Regulatory Comm...

closure , contaminated fuel , Fuel outlets , Licenses , risk , selling

ERC, NTSA in petroleum transport regulation partnership

By Maureen Murimi,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)  has forged a partnership with National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the Kenya National Highways ...

Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , Fuel , KeNHA , kenya , Kenya National Highways Authority , Nakuru. , National Transport and Safety Authority , NTSA

Mudavadi accuses CORD, Jubilee of conspiring to ‘kill’ Sugar Report

By Benjamin Wafula,

The Amani National Congress (ANC) has linked Jubilee and the opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) to a conspiracy to kill a report th...

ANC , COMESA , CORD , JUBILEE