{"id":12858,"date":"2020-08-15T18:03:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T18:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=12858"},"modified":"2020-08-15T18:03:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T18:03:57","slug":"kerosenes-27pc-hike-hits-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/kerosenes-27pc-hike-hits-poor","title":{"rendered":"Kerosene\u2019s 27pc hike hits poor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Macharia Kamau<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> An increase in the cost of crude oil in the international markets has led to the higher cost of fuel locally, with kerosene users being the worst hit as prices increase by 27 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Kerosene, which is mainly used by low-income earners and rural households for cooking and lighting, went up by Sh18 per litre and will retail at Sh83.65 in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The retail price of diesel went up by Sh2.76 per litre and will go for Sh94.63 in Nairobi, while super petrol increased by Sh3.47 and will retail at Sh103.95 per litre in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) yesterday said the price hike was due to an increase in the cost of imported fuel, where kerosene, for instance, had gone up by 127 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes in this month\u2019s prices are as a consequence of the average landed cost of imported super petrol increasing by 14.18 per cent \u2026 diesel increasing by 10.30 per cent \u2026 and kerosene increasing by 127.87 per cent from $126.39 (Sh13,650) per cubic metre to $288.01 (Sh31,105) per cubic metre,\u201d Epra said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Crude oil prices crashed in March, owing to a combination of factors, including a sharp decline in demand for oil globally as countries effected measures to control the spread of coronavirus.\u00a0Demand has been going up recently, as economies cautiously reopen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Free on Board price of murban crude oil lifted in July 2020 was posted at $44.28 (Sh4,782) per barrel, an increase of 21.85 per cent from $36.34 (Sh3,924) per barrel in June 2020,\u201d said Epra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Macharia Kamau AfricaPress-Kenya: An increase in the cost of crude oil in the international markets has led to the higher cost of fuel locally, with kerosene users being the worst hit as prices increase by 27 per cent. 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