Nairobi, October 28- Independent petroleum dealers in Kenya have threatened to suspend fuel purchases from oil marketing companies they accuse of selling petroleum products above the maximum wholesale prices set by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Petroleum Outlets Association of Kenya (POAK) and the Kenya Independent Petroleum Dealers Association (KIPEDA) have called on the government to intervene, warning that the dispute could worsen fuel shortages at petrol stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, October 27, the associations advised independent dealers to stop purchasing fuel from suppliers allegedly charging above the regulator’s published wholesale price limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dealers said the alleged violations had squeezed their profit margins, making it increasingly difficult for some outlets to replenish their stocks while continuing to sell fuel at the regulated retail prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also claimed that some independent petrol stations were already experiencing stock-outs and warned that prolonged losses could force businesses to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute follows EPRA’s announcement of maximum wholesale and retail prices for the October-November 2026 pricing period, which took effect on October 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Nairobi, the maximum wholesale prices were set at KSh211.80 per litre for super petrol, KSh212.60 for diesel and KSh204.79 for kerosene. The corresponding maximum retail prices were KSh226.96, KSh227.27 and KSh219.87 per litre, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The associations have urged EPRA and the State Department for Petroleum to investigate the alleged non-compliance and impose sanctions on companies found to have breached the prescribed limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The regulator has previously explained that Kenyan fuel prices are influenced by international petroleum prices, shipping costs and other expenses associated with importing refined products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the current dispute centres on the prices oil marketing companies charge independent retailers, rather than the international costs used in calculating the regulated pump prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dealers have called for urgent intervention to protect their businesses and prevent wider disruptions to fuel distribution. They say they remain open to negotiations with the relevant government agencies to resolve the disagreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any prolonged interruption in supplies could affect motorists, transport operators and businesses that depend on regular fuel deliveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nairobi, October 28- Independent petroleum dealers in Kenya have threatened to suspend fuel purchases from oil marketing companies they accuse of selling petroleum products above the maximum wholesale prices set by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). The Petroleum Outlets Association of Kenya (POAK) and the Kenya Independent Petroleum Dealers Association (KIPEDA) have called on the government to intervene, warning that the dispute could worsen fuel shortages at petrol stations. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, October 27, the associations advised independent dealers to stop purchasing fuel from suppliers allegedly charging above the regulator’s published wholesale price limits. The dealers said the alleged violations had squeezed their profit margins, making it increasingly difficult for some outlets to replenish their stocks while continuing to sell fuel at the regulated retail prices. They also claimed that some independent petrol stations were already experiencing stock-outs and warned that prolonged losses could force businesses to close. The dispute follows EPRA’s announcement of maximum wholesale and retail prices for the October-November 2026 pricing period, which took effect on October 15. For Nairobi, the maximum wholesale prices were set at KSh211.80 per litre for super petrol, KSh212.60 for diesel and KSh204.79 for kerosene. The …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4444,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442\/revisions\/4444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}