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Diesel prices rise by Ksh.4.57 in latest fuel costs review
By Kepha Muiruri, 1720, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
Users of diesel are expected to see the sharpest increase in costs at the pump effective Friday, January 15 with the price of the commodity going up b...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , fuel costs
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...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , current account deficit (CAD) , fuel costs
Kenyans close the year with emptier pockets as December inflation spikes to 5.6%
By Kepha Muiruri, 1747, December 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans pain at the close of the year has been exacerbated by thinning disposable income with the rate of inflation spiking to 5.6 per cent in Decembe...

Kenya inflation , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
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...

diesel , EPRA , Fuel , petrol
The pinch of a fading shilling
By Kepha Muiruri, 1503, December 5, 2020 (EAT)
On January 2, 2020, Ksh.101.34 would have been enough to get your hands on a US dollar, today, you would require Ksh.110.97 to close the same transact...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , shilling , US Dollar
OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya
By Guest Writer, 1237, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...

energy
November inflation shoots to 7-month high 5.5% on higher food costs
By Kepha Muiruri, 1036, December 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans are expected to feel the pinch of greater costs with November inflation shooting to a seven-month high 5.46 per cent from 4.84 per cent in Oct...

Inflation , KNBS
Relief as petrol, diesel, kerosene prices all drop
By Kepha Muiruri, 1340, November 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set for relief after an all inclusive drop in the cost of fuel was announced on Saturday in the mid-month review by the Energy and Petro...

diesel , EPRA , fuel prices , kerosene , petrol
Kenya’s inflation jumps for the first time since April from high food costs
By Kepha Muiruri, 1541, October 30, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s inflation rate has increased for the first time since April this year to stand at 4.84 per cent in October from a low 4.2 per cent in Septem...

Inflation , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
Petrol price up by 72 cents per litre while diesel drops by Ksh.2.18
By Kepha Muiruri, 1708, October 14, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices have picked up for a second time in a fortnight as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reviewed the cost of the product...

diesel , EPRA , kerosene , petrol
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...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , excise duty , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
KRA effects higher excise rates, signals greater fuel, alcohol prices
By Kepha Muiruri, 1704, October 2, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) adjusted its effective excise duty rate by five percent, signalling higher costs for excisable goods which largely f...

excise duty , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
September inflation cools to 4.2 per cent on lower energy, transport costs
By Kepha Muiruri, 1719, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
The cost of living has continued to ease with the rate of inflation in September cooling further to 4.2 per cent from 4.36 per cent in August. Acco...

Inflation , Kenya National Bureau of Statics (KNBS)
Petrol prices rise by Ksh.1.48 as diesel and kerosene costs drop
By Kepha Muiruri, 1703, September 14, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices are set to increase by Ksh.1.48 per litre at midnight on Monday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) impacts its mid-...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , fuel prices
Kenya’s cost of living holds steady in August with inflation at 4.36pc
By Kepha Muiruri, 1840, August 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya's cost of living held steady in August with inflation remaining flat at 4.36 per cent, the same rate as in July. The hold the cost of basic c...

Inflation , KNBS
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...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , fuel costs , Inflation
Refurbished Nairobi-Nanyuki railway begins operations
By Kepha Muiruri, 1748, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The rehabilitated 240-kilometre Nairobi-Nanyuki metered gauge railway has commenced operations ahead of commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. ...

Kenya Railways (KR) , Nairobi-Nanyuki railway
Why COVID-19 is killing diabetes patients at alarming rates
By Reuters, 1101, July 26, 2020 (EAT)
Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to seek care. The next day, he collapsed and died in his New Orleans home. ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Diabetes
Treasury retains inflation target at 5 percent for the ninth straight year
By Kepha Muiruri, 1130, July 18, 2020 (EAT)
The National Treasury has retained its inflation target at 5 percent with a 2.5 percent margin on either side for the ninth straight year. The Cent...

CBK , Inflation , National Treasury
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...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , fuel costs , National Treasury , taxes