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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. ...

Kenya Railways (KR) , Nairobi-Nanyuki railway
July inflation falls to 4.36 pc on lower food and housing costs
By Kepha Muiruri, 1629, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
Basic consumer prices continued to fall for the fourth straight month with July inflation cooling to 4.36 percent from 4.59 percent in June. The di...

Inflation , KNBS
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
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...

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

barrel , coronavirus , oil prices
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...

Inflation , KNBS
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...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , petrol prices
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...

EPRA , fuel prices
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...

Inflation , KNBS
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...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , petrol
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...

EPRA , fuel prices , KenolKobil , oil prices
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...

Inflation , Kenya National Bureau of Statics (KNBS)
Tullow Oil appoints Rahul Dhir as chief executive officer
By Reuters, 1110, April 21, 2020 (EAT)
Tullow Oil said on Tuesday it had appointed Rahul Dhir, who currently leads smaller Africa-focused oil and gas producer Delonex, as chief executive. ...

Rahul Dhir , Tullow Oil
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...

EPRA , fuel prices , petrol
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-...

fuel prices
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...

EPRA , IEA , Oil , OPEC
Inflation hits 10-month high as food costs hit Kenyans hard
By Kepha Muiruri, 1012, February 29, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans have been hit hard by higher prices on basic consumer goods with February’s inflation rising to a 10 month high of 6.4 percent. The resul...

Inflation , KNBS
More pain at the pump as petrol, diesel costs rise
By Kepha Muiruri, 1532, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set to feel a further pinch at the pump as petrol and diesel prices increased for a second consecutive month in the latest costs review ...

EPRA , fuel prices
President Kenyatta opens Ksh.5.8B cement factory in Salgaa, to create 1000 jobs
By PSCU, 1649, January 28, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday presided over the opening of a Ksh.5.8 billion cement factory in Salgaa, Nakuru County that is set to change the e...

salgaa , Simba Cement
Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene prices increase in January review
By Citizen Reporter, 1924, January 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set to pay slightly higher prices for fuel following the latest review of petroleum product prices by the Energy and Petroleum Regulator...

fuel prices