The local 'mwananchi' will be the hardest hit by the latest fuel prices review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) as Kerosene prices go up.
The prices which took effect on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 midnight will see Kenyans pay Sh1.64 more for Kerosene, Sh0.70 more for Petrol and Sh0.54 more for diesel.
The common household fuel, kerosene, will now be bought at Sh103.95 per litre, petrol will retail at Sh110.20 per litre and diesel will be traded at Sh102.32 per litre in Nairobi.
In the coastal town of Mombasa, a litre of diesel will retail at Sh100.27, kerosene at Sh101.91 and petrol will be sold at Sh108.15.
"The changes in this month’s prices are a consequence of the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol increasing by 2.21 per cent from $460.83 (Ksh46, 705.12) per cubic metre in November 2019 to $471.01 (Ksh47, 736.86) per cubic metre in December 2019,'' EPRA said in a press statement.
The cost of importing Kerosene has increased by 5.75 per cent from Ksh48,760.50 to Ksh51,563.84 per cubic metre.
The cost of importing diesel has risen by 1.73 per cent from Ksh49,184.14 to Ksh50,034.47 per cubic metre.
This fuel prices took effect on January 14 will apply until February 14, 2020.
The fuel prices are expected to shoot abnormally in the oncoming months following the tussle between the US and Iran.