Relief for motorists as fuel prices drop

Motorists can now breath a sigh of relief after the Government announced a slight decrease in fuel prices effective midnight Saturday.

In an announcement of the new prices announced by Energy Regulatory Commission, the price of Super Petrol will now go down by 63 cents, that of Kerosene by 73 cents, while Diesel prices will remain unchanged.

A litre of Super Petrol will now cost 106.83 cents in Nairobi, while a litre of Kerosene will retail at 76.72 cents in the capital.

Diesel will remain at 97.86 cents in Nairobi.

According to ERC Director General Pavel Oimeke, the slight decrease was due to the cost of average landed cost of the Super Petrol and Kerosene in March, and the strengthening of the Kenyan shilling against the US dollar.