EPRA announces slight reduction in fuel prices in latest review

In Nairobi, Super Petrol will retail at Sh184.52, Diesel Sh171.47 and Kerosene at Sh154.78 effective midnight.

by PERPETUA ETYANG

News14 September 2025 - 21:20

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In the latest review released on Sunday, September 14, pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene have each decreased by Sh0.79, Sh0.11 and Sh0.80 per litre.
In the August review, Epra reduced the price of fuel by Sh1.

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The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a decrease in fuel prices in the latest review.

In the latest review released on Sunday, September 14, pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene have each decreased by Sh0.79, Sh0.11 and Sh0.80 per litre.

In Nairobi, Super Petrol will retail at Sh184.52, Diesel at Sh171.47 and Kerosene at Sh154.78 effective midnight for the next 30 days.

"The prices are inclusive of the 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024 and the revised rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020," Epra said in a statement.

In Mombasa, the prices will retail as follows: Super Petrol at Sh181.21, Diesel Sh168.19 and Kerosene Sh151.49 while in Nakuru Super Petrol will retail at Sh183.56, Diesel at Sh170.87 and Kerosene Sh154.21.

In Eldoret, Super Petrol will retail at at Sh 184.38, Diesel 171.68 and Kerosene Sh155.03 and in Kisumu, the fuel for Super Petrol at Sh184.37, Diesel 171.68 and Kerosene Sh155.03.

In the August review, Epra reduced the price of fuel by Sh1.

The authority stated that the prices for super petrol and kerosene reduced by Sh1 per litre, while diesel remained the same.

In Nairobi, super petrol, diesel and kerosene retailed at Sh185.31, Sh171.58 and Sh155.58.

On July 14, Epra increased fuel prices by Sh 8.99 for petrol, Sh8.67 for diesel and Sh9.65 per litre of kerosene.

In last July’s fuel prices review, Freight cost increases had an impact as shipping lines reacted to the attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway located between Iran and Oman, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

It was a vital chokepoint for global oil and natural gas trade, with approximately 20 per cent of global oil consumption and 20 per cent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade passing through it daily.