2:35 pm: The High Court in Bungoma issues temporary orders suspending the sale of fuel with 16 percent VAT. The case has been filed by a group of youths in the county. The case is set to be heard on September 12.
2:00 pm: Treasury CS Henry Rotich meets National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to find a solution in ending the standoff that has been created by the increased levy on fuel.
1:30 pm: It emerges that some petrol stations in the city are only selling fuel to government vehicles.
12:40 pm: A contingent of GSU officers in a Toyota Landcruiser are seen escorting a Shell-branded fuel truck from Industrial Area's depot.
A GSU vehicle escorting a shell fuel truck from Industrial Area depot. [Source: Bernard Momanyi/Twitter]
12: 01 pm: Boda boda riders and vehicles throng one Petrol station in the city centre.
Boda boda riders throng a petrol station in the city centre. [Source: La Pulga/Twitter]
10 am- 11:30 am- Several cars across major roads in the city stall for lack of fuel. Pumps in the refilling station within these areas have run dry.
A Range Rover stalls in one of the roads in Nairobi due to lack of fuel [Source:Mpasho/Twitter]
09:55 am: A string of cars lines up at Oil Libya’s Ngong Road refilling station. It is one of the few stations in this part of Nairobi with fuel.
Vehicles flock Oil Libya's Ngong Road fuel station. [Source: Ma3Route/Twitter]
09:51 am: Vehicles flock Total petrol Station adjacent to ABC in Westlands area.
Total, ABC Westlands refilling point. [Source: Ma3Route/Twitter]
07:55 am: Astrol refilling station along Lenana road runs out of fuel. With the imposition of 16 percent VAT on fuel, many motorists are now grappling with the reality of the increased levy.
07:35 am: All motorist refilling at Astrol refilling station along Lenana Road are only required to buy fuel worth Sh500 – just about three litres and a half and no more.
The imposition of 16 percent VAT on fuel has hit hard motorists in the country. Seemingly, motorists in Nairobi are hardest hit by the increased fuel levy.
It was effected on September 1 with directions from National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, overriding an earlier directive by Parliament to suspend the imposition of the increased fuel levy on all petroleum products for the next two years.
In the capital, Nairobi, operations in many refilling stations have grounded to a halt due to lack of fuel. The few that have the commodity, have been overwhelmed.