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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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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. ...
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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. ...
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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...
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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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Relaxed curfews lift private sector activity in June
By Kepha Muiruri,
1448, July 4, 2020 (EAT)
The relaxation of restriction measures including an ease to set curfew hours saw a lift in private sector activity across June as both demand and sale...
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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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June inflation falls to 4.59 percent on low food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1843, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
Consumers have marked an extended relief to the pricing of common goods as the rate of inflation falls to 4.59 percent in June from an adjusted 5.33 p...
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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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Kenya inflation cools to 5.47 percent in May- KNBS
By Kepha Muiruri,
1149, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
Inflation cooled down to 5.47 percent in May down from 5.62 percent in April, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows. T...
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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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Oil marketers conspire to raise fuel prices as Kenyans brace for tough times ahead
By Kepha Muiruri,
1611, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
Oil marketers have made an attempt to manoeuvre existing marketing rules to retain higher fuel costs to Kenyans this month, denying relief to consumer...
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Kenya receives Ksh.78 billion IMF loan to address Covid-19 pandemic
By Kepha Muiruri,
1148, May 7, 2020 (EAT)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved the disbursement of Ksh.78.3 billion ($739 million) in emergency funding to Kenya on We...
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Relief for Kenyans as petrol price drops by Ksh.18, lowest since 2017
By Kepha Muiruri,
1521, April 14, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans will see an all rounded relief in the costs of fuel as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) institutes’ massive cuts on pric...
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Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO
By Reuters,
1018, March 22, 2020 (EAT)
Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...
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Relief for motorists as petrol and diesel prices drop
By Kepha Muiruri,
1754, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists will count relief for the first time this year as petrol and diesel prices fall in the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) mid-...
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Shock as oil prices drop to levels last seen in 1991
By Kepha Muiruri,
1840, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
Global oil prices tumbled to a near three decade low in overnight trading on Sunday in the aftermath of a fall out between major world crude producers...
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