This archive report was first published on 14 September 2019.
Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced new prices for petroleum products, effective from September 15th to October 14th, 2019.
The changes, announced on September 14th, 2019, will see the price of super petrol increase by 28 cents and diesel by 2.44 shillings.
According to EPRA, the free on board price of Murban crude oil lifted was posted at 6416.90 shillings, a decrease of 5.82 percent per barrel in July 2019.
The Kenyan shilling exchange rate against the US dollar dipped marginally from 103.31 shillings to 103.44 shillings during last month.
As a result, the price of petrol will jump to 112.81 shillings per litre in Nairobi, while diesel will settle at a higher 103.04 shillings per litre.
However, EPRA reduced its ceiling price for kerosene by Ksh 3.31 per litre to stand at 100.64 shillings per litre.
