Mr. President, @WilliamsRuto it is alarming that EPRA @EPRA_KE appears to be playing games in cohort with a cabal inside the OMC, even as we have more than enough fuel coming into the country.
As a member of the Energy Committee, I can authoritatively state that Kenya’s monthly requirement for PMS is only about 180,000 metric tonnes. Yet the Government‑to‑Government (G2G) arrangement is today offloading 36 MT, with an additional 180 MT expected within the next two weeks via the vessels Valory Roma, MT Banias, and MT Sinthia. These cargoes were loaded in Europe and the United States at approximately USD 84 per metric tonne, which should translate into cheaper, not more expensive, fuel for Kenyan consumers.
Given this level of supply far above demand, the continued upward revision of pump prices suggests systemic manipulation rather than genuine cost‑pass‑through. The public deserves a clear explanation of why prices are rising when stocks are more than adequate and the landed cost of fuel remains relatively low.