The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has unveiled a decrease in the maximum retail prices for all key petroleum products, effective from 15th January 2026 until 14th February 2026.
Kenyans will see the price of Super Petrol drop by Sh2.00 per litre to stand at Sh182.52, while both Diesel and Kerosene will reduce by Sh1.00 per litre, standing at Sh170.47 and Sh153.78 respectively.
This adjustment, mandated under the Petroleum Act, is primarily driven by a significant reduction in the international landed cost of fuel over the preceding months.
According to EPRA’s data, while the average cost of imported Super Petrol saw a marginal decline of 0.10% between November and December 2025, the declines for Diesel and Kerosene were far more substantial at 4.20% and 8.92% respectively.
This trend is mirrored in international petroleum prices, which indicate a general softening for all three products as 2025 drew to a close, with Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene hitting some of their lowest points in the final month.
This period of decreasing refined product costs coincided with a gradual decline in the price of Murban Crude oil, which fell from over $70 per barrel earlier in the year to $61.40 by December 2025.
This positive shift in product costs also occurred against a relatively stable backdrop for the Kenyan Shilling. The dollar to shilling exchange rate fluctuated narrowly between 129.28 and 129.81 over the twelve-month period.
This stability meant that the full benefit of falling international prices could be passed on to the domestic market without being offset by currency depreciation.
For households, businesses, and the transport sector, the lowered prices offer relief through reduced operational and living costs for the coming month.
