Reprieve for consumers as State announces major drop in fuel prices

Petrol station attendant fills a vehicle in Nyeri recently. Yesterday, ERC announced the biggest drop in diesel which will now cost Sh6.15 less per litre. The price of kerosene also decreased by Sh4.57 per litre, while that of super petrol went down by Sh4.09. [Photo: JOHN GATHUA/ STANDARD]

It is a sigh of relief for motorists and consumers as the Government announced that fuel and electricity prices have gone down.

Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), yesterday delivered what would appear to be good news about the reduced consumer prices of the key commodities that determine the cost of goods.