Githu Sobera.
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Githu Sobera.
@melshakzedeck
Civil & Structural Engineer | Chairman ZedX Group.


FUEL PRICES: Practical proposals on how to deal with the Fuel Prices in Kenya. With a monthly consumption of approximately 400 Million litres, the government must reduce pump prices by at least the following amount. The proposal below is not a favour but asking the government to reinstate taxes and levies before they were added by this regime in 2023 (VAT) and Fuel Levy (2024). Reduce Ksh 7 from the fuel levy that was added in 2024. Reduce VAT by an additional 5 % immediately, which will be approximately Ksh 8 per litre. Grant an additional 5 Bn in subsidies from the Fuel Stabilisation Fund, which will be approximately Ksh 12 Per Litre. The fund already has more than the required amount and in excess of Ksh 20Bn. This should translate to a reduction by Ksh 7 8 12 = Ksh 27. This is not too much to ask. Kenyans are simply demanding the reduction of Levies and taxes to the level they were before 2023. We are African and Africa is our Business..

DECISIONS amongst them to 'gift' sh12/litre to PRIVATE companies causing the PUNITIVE fuel costs while cartels rake SUPER profits must be reversed ASAP and all CORRUPT public officials involved/benefiting PROSECUTED.Price controls must be REMOVED for COMPETITION to lower prices.


Fuel Prices in East Africa Currently: Kenya: —Petrol: Sh206 —Diesel: Sh206 Uganda: —Petrol: Sh184 —Diesel: Sh177 Rwanda: —Petrol: Sh204 —Diesel: Sh195 Tanzania: —Petrol: Sh190 —Diesel: Sh189 Ethiopia: —Petrol: Sh118 —Diesel: Sh135



Ethiopia is landlocked. It imports its oil mostly from the Gulf (Saudia & UAE), and the rest from India and Singapore. Its oil lands in Djibouti and gets connected to a 550km Pipeline to Addis Ababa. After all this, it lands petrol at the pump at KES 110-120 amid the current geopolitical crisis. Kenya gets oil from the same Gulf, ships it directly to its own ports, and then a pipeline that the government mostly controls. It then retails petrol at KES 206. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!

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