EPRA Denies External Influence Amid Scrutiny of Fuel Price Regulation

EPRA Director General Edward Kinyua told the National Assembly Energy Committee that the regulator sets fuel prices independently and is not subject to external influence. After increases of Ksh12.93 per litre for petrol, Ksh9.90 for diesel and Ksh28.49 for kerosene, prices in Nairobi stand at Ksh226.96, Ksh227.76 and Ksh219.87 respectively. Meeting in Naivasha on October 28, the committee urged EPRA to better explain pricing factors and fuel shortages, including through vernacular media. Committee chair David Gikaria also called for stronger action against petroleum adulteration.