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Low-income households hit hardest as fuel prices shoot to all-time high

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Fuel prices have gone up, in the latest review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), crossing the Sh200 mark for the first time in Kenya's history. [File, Standard]

Low-income households will be hit hard by the latest hikes in the cost of petroleum products with kerosene registering the steepest climb to Sh202.61 per litre in Nairobi, a historical high.

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