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The cost of kerosene has reduced marginally while that of super and diesel will remain unchanged for the next one month, according to new pump prices announced by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra).

It is the second consecutive month that Epra has retained the cost of super petrol and diesel at the same levels, halting the reduction in pump prices witnessed for nearly a year.

This Is even as the energy industry regulator continues to disobey court orders by charging motorists a higher Road Maintenance Levy. The high court had suspended the Sh7 per litre increase as a case filed objecting to the hike in the levy is heard and determined.

Following the new price capping guide for the September-October period, kerosene prices will go down by Sh3.43 litre to retail at Sh158.32 in Nairobi. Super petrol will continue to retail at Sh188.84 and diesel, which will also remain unchanged, will cost Sh171.60 a litre in Nairobi.

“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump price for super petrol and diesel remains unchanged while the price of kerosene decreases by Sh3.43 per litre,” said Epra when it announced pump prices for the September-October pricing cycle.

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