Ministry of Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and his Petroleum counterpart John Munyes have snubbed Senate summons regarding the recent increase in fuel prices in the country.
The two were summoned to appear before Senate Committee of the Whole House to provide answers on the price hike, but none showed.
Reports indicate that CS Keter noted that the matter falls under the Petroleum Ministry and referred the same to CS Munyes.
On his part, CS Munyes reportedly asked that the meeting is pushed to a later date, citing foreign travel.
Following massive protest from Kenyans over the fuel price hike, Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka summoned the two to appear before it today to explain why petrol prices rose to an all-time high.
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"I direct that the committee on Energy immediately issue summonses to the two Cabinet Secretaries and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA ) to appear on Tuesday. All senators should be invited to sit at this chamber,” Speaker Lusaka directed.
While pushing for the two to appear before the House, Senators argued that the upward review needs to be discussed in detail since cost of fuel is high in Kenya as opposed to her neighbours.
“Mr Speaker they should explain why fuel prices are much higher in Kenya compared to landlocked neighboring countries including Tanzania and Uganda yet they collect their fuel from our port in Mombasa,” Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei submitted.
On 14th September 2021, EPRA released new pump prices where the price of Super petrol has been increased by Ksh7.58 per litre.
On the other hand, the cost of diesel and kerosene has also been increased by Ksh.7.94 and Ksh.12.97 per litre respectively.
In Nairobi, a litre of super petrol is set to cost Ksh.134.72 an increase from Ksh.127.14. Diesel will retail at Ksh.115.60 from Ksh.107.66 while kerosene will go for Ksh.110.82 from Ksh.97.85.
