On Monday, transport operators were treated with bad news on the effect of the ongoing conflict in Middle East on the fuel prices. According to Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, the Israel-Hamas conflict could further exacerbate global fuel prices and push the price of a litre of Super Petrol to Ksh.300 per litre. “We cannot do anything about the global pricing of petroleum which has soared from 70 dollars per barrel to 80 dollars and then to 90 dollars,” CS Chirchir told the National Dialogue Committee.
However, the good news to transport operators in Western Kenya is that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has promised to deliver to them affordable petrol, diesel and kerosene. This comes five days after Ugandan government appeared to drop Kenya as the premium petroleum importing partner, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has promised that his country will now sell competitively priced fuel to neighboring countries including Western Kenya region. In Western, many operators have been crossing to Uganda for fueling due to cheap fuel and Museveni has promised to provide cheap fuel to them.
By Newshub