Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has disclosed fuel prices would rise by up to Ksh14 per litre if the super petrol imported outside the government-to-government fuel importation agreement will make it to Kenya.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Wandayi revealed that a 60,000-metric-tonne consignment of super petrol was recently brought into the country against the established importation processes.
According to reports, the unauthorised shipment was more expensive, costing Ksh198,000 per metric tonne compared to Ksh140,000 under the G-to-G arrangement.
According to the CS, the Ksh58,000 price difference per metric tonne would have translated into a sharp increase in pump prices if it could have been passed on to consumers.
CS Wandayi reveals that fuel prices might rise to ksh. 14 per litre
“The 60,000-metric-tonne consignment of super petrol was recently imported into the country in contravention of the procedures set out under the G-to-G contractual framework with international suppliers. This action posed a risk to the integrity of a system that has consistently safeguarded supply security and pricing stability”, Wandayi said.
Reports indicate that in response to the matter, the CS ordered the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to immediately exclude the 60,000 metric-tonne consignment from the monthly computation of petroleum product costs.
He also directed an immediate freeze on payments related to the controversial fuel consignment pending further investigations.
