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State denies role in fuel pump price hike

Petroleum and Mining PS Andrew Kamau (PHOTO: FILE)

The Petroleum ministry was on Wednesday at pains to justify the latest record spike in fuel pump prices amid a growing public backlash.

Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau said the high prices, which saw a litre of super petrol capped at Sh122.81 in Nairobi, are due to an increase in crude oil prices in the international market and have little to do with tax hikes.

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