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With kerosene cheaper, prepare for adulterated petrol

A Kerosene pump attendant fills a container at Majengo area in Nyeri. [John Gathua, Standard]

The government is subsidising the retail price of kerosene by as much as Sh50 per litre.

This is in a bid to cushion the more than 1.7 million households that use the fuel as their primary energy source for cooking and lighting up their homes.

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