Anxiety! EPRA should have specific time to announce new fuel prices, says Cheruiyot

"We may even have to legislate the time EPRA are to speak, to keep us a bit calmer."

In Summary

•Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is set to announce new fuel prices with Kenyans expecting higher costs.

•Last month, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) revised the price of petrol by Sh5.72, diesel by Sh4.48, and kerosene by Sh2.45.

Majority leader at the Senate Aaron Cheruyiot speaking during a Parliamentary group meeting at State House, Nairobi on November 7, 2023
Majority leader at the Senate Aaron Cheruyiot speaking during a Parliamentary group meeting at State House, Nairobi on November 7, 2023
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Kericho Senator and Senate Leader of Majority Aaron Cheruyiot now wants EPRA to have a fixed time to announce fuel prices.

In a statement on Tuesday, the UDA Senator said that the waiting for the announcement of fuel prices was bringing tension.

"We've never awaited EPRA's monthly price release as we have to do lately," Cheruyiot said.

"We may even have to legislate the time by which they are to speak, to keep us a bit calmer."

His statement comes as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is set to announce new fuel prices with Kenyans expecting higher costs.

Last month, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) revised the price of petrol by Sh5.72, diesel by Sh4.48, and kerosene by Sh2.45.

It pushed a litre of the commodities to Sh217.36 for petrol, Sh205.47 for diesel, and Sh204.46 for kerosene in Nairobi.

Then, EPRA attributed higher prices to an increase in the average landed cost of imported super that went up by 3.93 per cent to $805.14 in September from the previous month.

Similarly, diesel rose by 7.07 per cent to $845.72 per cubic metre, while kerosene increased by 5.01 per cent to $868.70 per cubic metre during the same period.

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