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There's more to fuel prices than meets the eye

A car fuels at Rubis Petrol Station along Mombasa Road, Nairobi, on April 8, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

We have heard of the oil shocks of 1973 and other years. But ours was “live” and on our shores at Sh40 per litre before it came down, half the price of bread.

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