The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has increased petrol and diesel prices for the May to June 2026 cycle.
In a statement on Thursday, May 14, 2026, EPRA disclosed that petrol prices have been increased by Ksh16.65 per litre and diesel prices by Ksh46.29 per litre, while kerosene prices remained unchanged.
Following the increase, Super Petrol and Diesel will now retail at a maximum of Ksh214.25 and Ksh242.92, respectively, effective May 15 and will last for the next 30 days.
However, the regulator retained prices of kerosene, which will continue retailing at Ksh152.78.
“In ccordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, the Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products which will be in force from May 15 2026, to June 14 2026,” EPRA stated.
“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol and Diesel increased by Ksh16.65 per litre and Ksh 46.29 per litre respectively, while the price of Kerosene remained unchanged,” it added.
According to the authority, the prices were largely influenced by the average landing cost of imported fuel, which rose significantly between March and April.
Additionally, EPRA noted that the government would try to cushion consumers using approximately Ksh 5 billion from the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) Fund to subsidise Diesel and Kerosene during this cycle.
