In light of the recent warning to commuters and business operators, the Transport Fares To Increase, Says Kenya Transporters Association (KTA), has confirmed higher transport costs are coming.
According to EPRA’s price analysis for April 15 to May 14, 2026, consumers will be paying unprecedented amounts for fuel.
Prices of diesel went up by Ksh.40.30 to trade at Ksh.206.84 per liter in Nairobi. Prices of super petrol also went up by Ksh.28.69 to trade at Ksh.206.87.
“The high increases are attributed to high international ‘landed costs’ and uncertainty in the exchange rates, which persisted during the review period. The government had reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by three percentage points from 16% to 13%.” EPRA said in a statement.
However, the increment in taxes on imports has surpassed the reductions granted by VAT, thus burdening logistics companies and passenger service vehicle operators.
“In the transport sector, fuel constitutes an estimated 55% of the total operating costs of road freight transport.” Says KTA.
With diesel prices surpassing the Ksh. 200 psychological threshold in Nairobi, Kisumu, and Mombasa ports, the association has urged all transport operators to negotiate contract rates upwards and put those of passengers’ public transport services under review.”
The association further states that with an increase in diesel prices comes an increase in prices of basic commodities within the next few weeks.
