Pain at the pump

The cost of super petrol and diesel has gone down by Sh2.86 and Sh3.28 per litre respectively in the latest fuel review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

Users of kerosene will, however, pay more for the product as it’s cost has increased by Sh1.98 per litre.

According to EPRA, the drop-in fuel prices has been occasioned by the average landed cost of imported super petrol decreasing by 5.64 percent from US$528.26 per cubic metre in July 2019 to US$498.46 per cubic metre in July 2019.

The average landed cost of imported super petrol had decreased by 1.83 per cent from US$538.08 per cubic metre in May 2019 to US$528.26 per cubic metre in June 2019.

Below are the new fuel prices across various towns in the country.

A litre of super petrol will retail at Sh112.53, diesel at Sh100.60 and kerosene at Sh103.95 in Nairobi.

In Mombasa, super petrol will retail at Sh109.89, diesel at Sh97.97 and kerosene at Sh101.32 per litre.

Nakuru residents will part with Sh113.01 for super petrol, Sh101.30 for diesel and Sh104.65 for kerosene.

In Eldoret, residents will purchase super petrol at Sh114.02, diesel at Sh102.30 and kerosene at Sh105.65.

In Kisumu residents will pay Sh114.01 for super petrol, Sh102.29 for diesel and Sh105.64 for kerosene per litre.

The drop in petrol, diesel prices is a huge relief to motorists, who have had to contend with upward reviews for the last five months.