Relief for motorists as petrol, diesel prices drop

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has cut its maximum pump prices for both petrol and diesel by Ksh.2.86 and Ksh.3.28 respectively ...

EPRA , Inflation , petrol prices

Kenya’s crude oil at top-end market valuation

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s commercial oil prospects have received a boost from the recent pricing of the first batch of crude oil at an optimal Ksh.6,216 ($60) per bar...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , ministry of petroleum and mining , Tullow , Turkana crude oil

July inflation hits 3-month high

By Kepha Muiruri,

The inflation rate in July has touched a 3-month high of 6.3 percent from 5.7 percent in June highlighting increased pressure on the consumer spending...

Inflation , Kenya Shilling , KNBS

CBK leaves benchmark rate at 9 percent as economy holds steady

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained its lending rate to commercial banks for the eighth consecutive time to reflect on the stability of the c...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , Inflation , kenyan shilling

Petrol prices rise as diesel goes down in latest review

By Ian Omondi,

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the latest retail pump prices of petroleum products set to take effect from July 15...

diesel , EPRA , Fuel , petrol

Forex,Fuel Charges Up in July Power bills

By Citizen Reporter,

The forex charge in July power bills have risen to Sh4.52 per unit of electric power as consumers also bear high fuel prices with the levy up by Sh3.6...

Forex , Fuel Cost Adjustment

Rising food, fuel prices push June inflation rate to 5.7pc

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has quoted the end month inflation rate at 5.7 percent to indicate a 0.2 percent upward adjustment to c...

CBK , consumer prices in Kenya , Inflation , kenyan shilling , KNBS

CBK Governor downplays concerns on weakening shilling

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has eased concerns on the shilling's value quelling fears to the volatility of the local unit. The shilling for ins...

Central Bank of Kenya

Sponsored: Infrastructure projects: Being on the lookout for cost overruns

By Sponsored,

“48 percent of projects were over budget and 87 percent of projects have a time overrun.” – Deloitte East Africa [1] It’s all fine and dand...

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Petrol prices up by Ksh3.07 in latest ERC review

By Citizen Reporter,

The Energy Regulatory Commission has announced new fuel pump prices that will see the cost of Super Petrol go up by Ksh.3.07. Diesel prices will al...

diesel , ERC , Fuel , kerosene , petrol

Fuel cost levy in May electricity bills highest in five years

By Zeddy Sambu,

The fuel cost levy in May electricity bills has jumped to Sh3.75 per unit of power -the biggest margin in five years as dry weather forced Kenya to st...

Electricity bills , fuel levy

Fuel prices rise significantly in latest price review

By Kepha Muiruri,

Motorists will from midnight, Wednesday incur additional charges at the pump, this as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) moves to im...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority , fuel prices

Drought effects push inflation rate to 18-month high

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released its monthly consumer price index for the month of April quoting inflation at 6.58 percent....

Oil surges amid OPEC caution to offset Iran sanctions

By Reuters,

Oil prices hit their highest since November on Tuesday after Washington announced all waivers on imports of sanctions-hit Iranian oil would end next w...

Iran sanctions , Oil , OPEC

Hard economic times for Kenyans recur as inflation pressure bites

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans could once again be headed tough economic times as growing food prices and rising fuel costs take a swipe at consumers spending abilities. ...

CBK , economic growth , Kenya inflation , Third medium term plan

Fuel prices rise as ERC announces latest review

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has increased the prices of  super petrol, diesel and kerosene in the latest review announced on Sunday, April...

ERC , fuel prices

Fuel prices headed north as global crude-costs pick up

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans should brace for an uptick in the retail costs of petroleum products, this as global crude prices continue to rise in 2019. Brent crude-the...

Brent crude , Energy Regulatory Commission ERC , fuel prices , Robert Ndubi

Oil rises as supply constraints outweigh China slowdown fears

By Reuters,

Oil prices rose on Friday as involuntary supply cuts from Venezuela, Libya and Iran supported perceptions of a tightening market, already underpinned ...

Brent crude oil , china

Kenya’s oil exploration skewed solely towards revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stakeholders from Kenya’s oil and gas sector have sounded the alarm on the lopsided focus on proceeds from oil exploration to warn of hidden risks t...

Friends of Turkana , Kenya Land Alliance , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

Kenyans: The grass is greener elsewhere

By Waihiga Mwaura,

I recently hosted a group of 15 young people for a town-hall discussion on the State of the Nation on Citizen TV’s Daybreak show. The youth were ...

African Development Bank , unemployment