Fuel Supply Disruption Looms as Independent Dealers Threaten to Halt Purchases

The POAK and KIPEDA associations have threatened to suspend fuel purchases from oil marketing companies charging independent dealers above wholesale price limits set by EPRA. They say the dispute has continued since October 15 and that stations are already facing stock-outs, leaving some operators to choose between closing and sustaining heavy losses. The associations urged EPRA and the State Department for Petroleum to intervene. For the October 15 to November 14 pricing cycle, Nairobi’s wholesale caps were KSh 211.80 per litre for petrol, KSh 212.60 for diesel and KSh 204.79 for kerosene.