•Most petrol stations operators said they had run out of fuel since Friday.
•Only Shell and some Total petrol stations have fuel and some motorists were seen pushing their cars on the road as they had run out o petro,
An acute fuel shortage has hit Eldoret for the last three days, causing long queues at few open petrol stations.
Most station operators said they had run out of fuel on Friday.
Only Shell and some Total stations have fuel and motorists, boda boda operators expressed frustration.
The shortage means no fuel for tractors during planting season.
"We farmers are facing serious challenges because the prices of farm inputs have gone up and now the shortage of fuel has worsened the situation," Christopher Kolum said.
Owners of petrol stations said they were unable to get supplies from the Kenya Pipeline Depot in Eldoret.
Depot officials declined to comment, referring journalists to the company headquarters. Headquarters referred reporters to the Energy ministry, which said it would issue a statement on the situation.
Eldoret town was largely deserted. Few vehicles were on the road.
Governor Jackson Mandago urged the Kenya Pipeline management to resolve the situation so farmers and other Kenyans can resume business which has been disrupted in the last three days.
"The fuel shortage is worsening the economic crisis which Kenyans are struggling with and we need an explanation from the Kenya Pipeline management which should quickly resolve the problem," Mandago said.
Fear of an even worse shortage caused farmers and motorists to desperately go round petrol stations in the region in search of fuel.
Some were seen carrying plastic containers and jerrycans searching for fuel.
Some motorists were seen pushing their cars along the road after running out of petrol.
The planting season has started in most areas and director of the Kenya Farmers Association Kipkorir Menjo said the fuel shortage would hit farmers hard.
Menjo said the challenges farmers were going through could cause a drop of more than 40 per cent in maize production.
"With the high costs of fertiliser and fuel, Kenyans should brace for even harder times with food shortages," he said.
Fewer acres are likely to be cultivated.
Eldoret town has more than 200 petrol stations but fewer than five of them had fuel early Monday and dealers said there was no hope of getting fresh supplies.
(Edited by V. Graham)