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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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-...
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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...
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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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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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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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COVID-19: Financial hardships overtake health as top concern among Kenyans
By Kepha Muiruri,
1457, June 21, 2020 (EAT)
Financial constrains arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have now overtaken health as the greatest concern among Kenyans, a new survey shows. Accord...
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COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1656, June 15, 2020 (EAT)
Equity Group Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support over 14,600 students in the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship program...
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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 – Fuel marking and monitoring: A great achievement in tackling fuel adulteration and dumping
By Citizen Reporter,
1505, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
By Pavel Oimeke Have you had the unfortunate experience of visiting a fuel station to fill your tank and had to make a costly visit to the garage s...
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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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Higher food, transport costs pushes April inflation to 5.62 percent
By Kepha Muiruri,
1632, April 30, 2020 (EAT)
The inflation rate in April rose marginally to 5.62 percent up from 5.51 percent in March as higher food, transport costs increased pressure on consum...
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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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