Uhuru Kenyatta makes pitch for Raila's election with Sh16b fuel subsidy

President Uhuru Kenyatta with ODM leader Raila Odinga after a meeting at the KICC, Nairobi, in April 2022. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The fuel subsidy has evolved to become a campaign tool for President Uhuru Kenyatta as he pitches for Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Yesterday, for the first time, Uhuru’s office appeared to usurp the role of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra), announcing pump prices and the measures put in place that saved motorists from paying Sh210 per litre of petrol.