Thursday, January 18, 2024 - Kenyans in select areas
will have to fork out Ksh300 more to refill their Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
cylinders following an increase in prices in the past weeks.
A spot check shows that
the price of a 6kg gas cylinder rose from Ksh1,200 in September 2023 to around
Ksh1,400 in January 2024 whereas a 13 kg cylinder which retailed at Ksh2,400
last year is now going for Ksh2,900.
As of January 17, 2024, the
price of a 6 kg cylinder was retailing at Ksh1,250 while a 13 kg cylinder went
for Ksh2,500 in areas along Thika Road.
In Uthiru, the prices are
relatively higher, with users parting with Ksh1,300 for a 6kg cylinder and
Ksh2,800 for a 13 kg cylinder. For some brands, the price goes as high as
Ksh2,900.
In Embakasi, retailers have
hiked the prices of a 6kg cylinder to an average of Ksh1,380 while a 13 kg
cylinder sells at Ksh3,160.
Residents who reside in Ruaka
will have to pay at a relatively lower rate, with a 6 kg cylinder going for
Ksh1,150 while a 13 kg cylinder retails at Ksh2,700.
Another spot-check showed a
gradual increase in gas prices, with the prices of a 13 kg cylinder increasing
from Ksh2,300 in August to Ksh2,400 in September, Ksh 2,500 in October, and
Ksh2,700 by the end of December 2023.
On the other hand, a 6 kg
cylinder previously retailed at Ksh1,050 in August and gradually increased to
Ksh1,450 by December.
An increase in cooking gas
prices puts pressure on households that are already struggling to make ends
meet.
Observers have since raised
questions over the steady increase in LPG prices despite fuel prices recording
a decrease in the last two months.
In the past two months, EPRA
has lowered fuel prices, after several months of prices remaining high.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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