ERC attributes the rise in the retail prices to higher costs of oil in the international markets

A car being fueled at a petrol station in Nairobi. (Photo: Courtesy)

Low-income households have been hit the hardest by the latest fuel pump pricing guide released yesterday, with a litre of kerosene going up by Sh5.05.

The upward adjustment in pricing will see kerosene, which is largely used by the urban poor and rural households for cooking and lighting, retail at Sh71.23 per litre in Nairobi for the next one month.