Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has hiked prices for super petrol and diesel by 28.69 and 40.3 Kenyan shillings per litre respectively, citing rising import costs driven by global market pressures. Petrol now stands at 206.97 shillings ($1.60) per litre, with diesel close behind at 206.84 shillings — a move that prompted motorists to queue at petrol stations before the new rates took effect and led minibus operators to raise fares by around 25 percent overnight. The increases are expected to ripple across Kenya's broader economy, adding further pressure to inflation, which already edged up to 4.4 percent in March; Kenya sources nearly all of its fuel from Gulf suppliers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain.