Motorists will be required to dig deeper into their pockets to fuel their vehicles following a hike in pump prices necessitated by an order by the Energy Regulatory Commission.
In a move that is bound to squeeze an already thin economy, the commission announced the price hike on Thursday following the continued dismal performance of the shilling against the dollar. The commission also cited high road maintenance costs as a contributing factor to the price hike.
Petrol has risen with up to Sh9 a litre. This has pushed the price to almost the Sh100 mark.
Super petrol in Mombasa is retailing at Sh92 while kerosene is being sold at Sh60.
Nairobi and its environs will fork out Sh96 for super petrol as houses that use kerosene grapple with a price of Sh63.
Nakuru and Eldoret will contend with Sh96 and Sh 97 respectively.
The fuel price in Mandera and Wajir will go to as high as Sh109.
In a statement released through local dailies, the commission wished to alert petroleum dealers of increased incidences of fraudsters purpoting to monitor petroleum prices on behalf of the commission.