Expect fuel prices to rise by Sh10 till February – Kuria

Kenyans have been told to expect more rise in fuel prices for the next five months.

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industries Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on Friday said that the prices will be increasing as the Global Crude Prices are on an upward trajectory.

"For planning purposes expect pump prices to go up by Sh10 every month till February," he said in a statement.

His statement comes even as Kenyans continued to express their anger after the government announced sky-high fuel prices.

Fuel prices have crossed a record Sh200 mark for the first time in Kenya's history, with the rate rising by as much as Sh20 for every litre.

In its latest price review, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

Revised the prices upwards as follows; Super Petrol by Sh16.96, Diesel by Sh21.32 and Kerosene by Sh33.13.

This means the pump prices will be as follows; Super Petrol at Sh211.64, Diesel at Sh201 and Kerosene at Sh202.13 per litre in Nairobi.

The prices have remained unchanged for the last two months.

The rise comes after the government scrapped fuel subsidies and insisted that it would allow market forces to dictate the costs in the country.