- EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria confirmed that fuel prices remain frozen for the next 30 days
- EPRA announced that landed prices for super petrol fell by 4.25% in November 2025, while diesel and kerosene rose by 3.02% and 5.52%, respectively.
- Global oil prices remained under pressure in November as supply outpaced demand, leading to a persistent drop in the oil prices per barrel
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The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the maximum retail fuel prices, which will be in force from December 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026.
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EPRA stated that pump prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene will remain unchanged for the next 30 days.
What are the fuel prices?
In a press release dated December 14 2025, EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria confirmed the price freeze that has been ongoing since the previous review.
“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for super petrol, diesel and kerosene remain unchanged.
In Nairobi, super petrol, diesel and kerosene now retail at KSh 184.52, KSh 171.47 and KSh 154.78 effective midnight for the next 30 days,” EPRA stated.
The current prices include the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) as per the Finance Act 2023.
What are the landed costs of fuel?
The decision to hold prices steady comes despite a complex and mixed movement in the underlying international costs of fuel imports.
According to EPRA, the average landed cost of imported super petrol decreased by 4.25% in November 2025, while the cost of Diesel and Kerosene rose by 3.02% and 5.52%, respectively.
Product | October 2025 (US$/m³) | November 2025 (US$/m³) | Percentage Change |
Super Petrol | 619.14 | 592.84 | -4.25% |
Diesel | 635.05 | 654.24 | +3.02% |
Kerosene | 632.16 | 667.05 | +5.52% |
These landed costs are the prices Kenya pays for refined petroleum products before local taxes, distribution, and profit margins are added.
Notably, the fuel prices in Kenya have remained unchanged despite the continued drop in the global oil prices, as shown on the Murban Crude Oil Futures graph below.
Source: UGC
What affected oil prices in November?
In November 2025, the global oil market was increasingly out of balance as supply continued to outpace demand.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that producers were pumping more crude than the market can absorb despite stronger shipments to China.
IEA revised global supply estimates upward, projecting that oil output will exceed demand by more than four million barrels per day in 2026, as supply growth is expected to accelerate by 3.1 million bpd in 2025 and a further 2.5 million bpd in 2026.
However, the agency cautioned that forecasts remain clouded by uncertainties, including global economic disruptions from tariff tensions, the US government shutdown, and the unfolding developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
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