More misery for consumers as petrol prices edge past the Sh100 mark

A petrol station attendant fuels a car. The latest fuel pump prices hike is a double blow to Kenyans who are already reeling from high food prices. [photo: file]

Consumers will now face an additional strain on their monthly budgets to meet the cost of fuel whose pump prices went up in the latest review by the industry regulator.

Kenyans will over the next month pay more for petrol, diesel and kerosene after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) increased the cost of all the three commodities, adding to the burden of food prices that are currently at a nine-month high.