- The Motorists Association of Kenya strongly condemned the latest EPRA fuel price increases effective October 15, 2026
- Nairobi motorists now face increases of up to KSh 28.49 per litre, with kerosene recording the sharpest single adjustment
- MAK raised eight formal demands, including an independent audit of the G-to-G petroleum importation arrangement
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The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has sharply rebuked the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) over its latest fuel price adjustment, calling the increases an attack on the Kenyan economy rather than a routine regulatory revision.
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MAK released its statement on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, a day before the new prices took effect under EPRA director general Edward Mwirigi Kinyua.
MAK singled out the kerosene adjustment as particularly difficult to justify, noting that the sharpest price increase falls on the fuel most commonly used by low-income households.
"The most vulnerable Kenyans are paying the highest price," it stated.
The association said EPRA's own landed-cost figures raise questions about the proportionality of the kerosene revision and called for an independent explanation.
The group rejected Kinyua's justifications offered at his October 14 press briefing, stating that repeated references to Middle East conflict, international market conditions, and government cushioning measures do not adequately account for the discrepancies MAK identified in the reported figures.
What did MAK demand?
MAK outlined eight formal demands directed at EPRA, Parliament, the auditor-general, and the Competition Authority of Kenya.
- The association called for an immediate independent review of the October to November 2026 price-setting process, with particular attention to the kerosene adjustment and all stabilisation-related components.
- It also demanded full publication of product-by-product pricing worksheets covering international benchmarks, landed costs, exchange rates, freight, insurance, taxes, levies, margins, and applicable adjustments.
- A comprehensive independent audit of the government-to-government petroleum importation arrangement, including supplier premiums and measurable financial outcomes, forms part of the demands.
- MAK also called for disclosure of the Petroleum Development Levy Fund's receipts, disbursements, and product-specific stabilisation balances.
- The association further requested a formal explanation of why kerosene consumers appear to be bearing an extra pricing burden as a mechanism for combating fuel adulteration.
- MAK called for a review of petroleum taxation and a time-bound transition towards competitive, transparent, market-led procurement and pricing.
- MAK called for genuine engagement with motorists, public transport operators, freight companies, and consumer organisations ahead of any future major changes to the petroleum pricing framework.
- It urged Parliament, the auditor-general, and the Competition Authority to subject the current procurement and pricing arrangements to rigorous institutional scrutiny.
What are the new fuel prices?
From Thursday, October 15, Nairobi motorists will pay KSh 226.96 per litre of super petrol, KSh 227.76 for diesel, and KSh 219.87 for kerosene.
The adjustments represent increases of KSh 12.93, KSh 9.90, and KSh 28.49 per litre, respectively.
The prices will be effective for the period through November 14, 2026.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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