{
  "id": 878792,
  "title": "EPRA cuts diesel prices by Ksh 5 in latest review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/epra-cuts-diesel-prices-by-ksh-5-in-latest-review",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/epra-cuts-diesel-prices-by-ksh-5-in-latest-review/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reduced the price of diesel by Ksh 5 per litre. According to EPRA, the prices of super petrol and kerosene will remain unchanged. The regulator's Acting Director General, Dr Joseph Oketch, stated that the prices of super petrol and kerosene are being subsidized through an additional Government Stabilization Support Measure of Ksh 938 million.\n\nThe new prices take effect from midnight on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and will remain in force until September, as per People Daily Kenya.\n\nThe reduction in diesel prices comes as a relief to the transport sector.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}