{"id":31495,"date":"2021-07-14T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=31495"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:01:11","slug":"eyes-on-epra-as-petrol-prices-expected-to-hit-highest-ever-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/eyes-on-epra-as-petrol-prices-expected-to-hit-highest-ever-record","title":{"rendered":"Eyes on EPRA as Petrol Prices Expected to Hit Highest Ever Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyans should brace for an increase in petrol prices to the highest ever on record after a spike in the prices of crude oil per barrel worldwide.<\/p>\n

A report by Business Daily on Wednesday, July 14, indicated that according to records by the Ministry of Energy, the price is expected to rise by Ksh3.<\/p>\n

This will result in an overall high price of Ksh130 per litre for the highly valued commodity, the highest price the country has ever seen.<\/p>\n

Unless the state institutes a subsidy for the commodity, the spike in price is likely to affect the economy rising the cost of living.<\/p>\n

In April, Kenyans had a reprieve when the Ministry offered a Ksh4.40 subsidy per litre of petrol which relatively lessened the cost of living in the Kenyan economy.<\/p>\n

The price of diesel, on the other hand, is expected to rise by Ksh2.50 per litre while that of kerosene is expected to go up by Ksh3.50 per litre.<\/p>\n

Kenyans had enjoyed subsidies of the two products for the past three months.<\/p>\n

The global oil market has witnessed a spike of crude oil barrel prices jump from Ksh6,394 to Ksh6,771. In the new review, the price is still expected to rise to over Ksh7,300.<\/p>\n

On June 14, The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) increased petrol prices by Ksh77 cents and retained the May prices for Diesel and Kerosene.<\/p>\n

For the period ending July 14, fuel retails at Kshs127.14 for Petrol, Diesel at Kshs107.66 and Kerosene at Kshs97.85 in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

The prices were inclusive of 8 percent Value Added Tax.<\/p>\n

From May 15 to June 14, EPRA increased the price of Petrol by Ksh3.56 and retained the April prices for diesel and kerosene.<\/p>\n

Prior to the changes, the fuel prices had remained unchanged from March 14 to May 14, where petrol retailed at Kshs.122.81, Diesel at Kshs.107.66 and Kerosene at Kshs.97.85 in Nairobi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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