Kenya fuel, electricity prices to rise

Fuel pump

A fuel attendant holding a fuel pump at the filling station in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | NMG


Photo credit:  Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

Kenya's fuel and electricity prices are set for a fresh increase on proposed changes to the law to double a levy charged on the two products to support the operations of the sector regulator.

The country's Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2023 has proposed to amend the Energy Act of 2019 by doubling Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority's (Epra) levy to a maximum of 1 percent from the current ceiling of 0.5 percent.