Ndindi Nyoro lists measures to lower Super Petrol price by Ksh.26, Diesel by Ksh.53

This comes hours after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced that the cost of Super Petrol and Diesel had gone up by Ksh.16.65 and Ksh.46.29 per litre, respectively, while the price of Kerosene remains unchanged.

This meant that the prices for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene in Nairobi will retail at Ksh.214.25, Ksh.242.92 and Ksh.152.78 for the next 30 days. 

In a formal notice addressed to the Clerk of the National Assembly on May 15, 2026, Nyoro said he intends to initiate amendments to the VAT Act and the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) regulations to lower the cost of super petrol, diesel and kerosene.

The legislator termed the recent surge in fuel prices “unacceptable”, noting that petrol had risen to Ksh.214.25 per litre while diesel had climbed to Ksh.242.92 per litre.

Nyoro argued that despite previous adjustments to VAT, consumers had not experienced meaningful relief because the tax is pegged on the escalating landed cost of petroleum products.

“The drastic rise in fuel prices is unacceptable and will grossly hurt the economy now, in the medium and long term. Inflation is expected to rise drastically in the month of May going forward if we do not change course,” Nyoro stated.

The Kiharu MP further accused the government of manipulating fuel prices for political gain through post-gazettement adjustments, saying the interventions still leave Kenyans grappling with high costs.

“It is not acceptable that the government has been playing with fuel prices for political gains, purporting to give further direction after price guidance by EPRA,” he noted. 

Among the key proposals tabled by Nyoro is the reduction of importers’ and distributors’ margins by Ksh.4 per litre.

He has also proposed an additional subsidy of Ksh.5 billion for diesel through the Fuel Stabilization Fund. According to the lawmaker, with Kenya’s monthly diesel consumption standing at 202 million litres, the subsidy would translate to approximately Ksh.24.75 per litre.

Nyoro is also seeking to amend the VAT Act by deleting Section 5(2A), effectively moving petroleum products to the exempt category and reducing VAT on fuel from the current 8 per cent to zero-rated status.

Additionally, the MP wants the Ksh.7 increment added to the Road Maintenance Levy Fund in 2024 revoked, reducing the levy from Ksh.25 to Ksh.18 per litre.

According to the proposals, the combined measures would lower the price of super petrol to Ksh.187.38 per litre and diesel to Ksh.189.16 per litre.

Nyoro maintained that the proposals are intended as short-term and medium-term interventions to cushion Kenyans from the inflationary effects associated with high fuel costs.

“There has to be a trade-off between losing some revenue in the short term and inflicting long-run downward and sticky effects on the economy in general,” he stated.