The Government remains fully committed to ensuring reliable, accessible, and affordable energy for all Kenyans. Kenya’s priority is clear: keep fuel flowing, keep the economy moving, and protect citizens from unnecessary shocks.
I wish to shed more light on two key issues: supply and price.
On supply, Kenya remains secure. Fuel continues to arrive as scheduled, storage
levels are stable, and distribution across the country is ongoing without interruption. There is no national shortage, and systems at the Port of
Mombasa and inland depots continue to operate normally. We have institutionalised spot checks at all levels of storage and supply to ensure full compliance.
On price, this is determined by global market forces beyond the control of any single country. While international prices have risen and fluctuated in recent months, Kenya’s systems are designed to mitigate these changes in a structured and predictable way.
At a time when global energy markets remain uncertain, Kenya’s fuel supply remains secure, stable, and well-managed. The G2G framework is working as intended – anchoring supply, reducing exposure to volatility, and providing a buffer during global uncertainty.
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This framework provides Kenya with a key advantage: predictability. This stability has been one of Kenya’s biggest advantages in managing supply reliability and cushioning consumers from even sharper price shocks. Beyond this, the G2G framework has also enabled greater diversification in sourcing fuel. Cargoes are now being loaded from a broader range of international supply points, including Europe, the US Gulf Coast, India, and the Red Sea region.
This diversification strengthens resilience, reduces reliance on any single route,
and ensures continuity even when traditional supply channels face disruption.
Additionally, we continue to benefit from the stability of the G2G framework in pricing: in that, while our freight and premium costs remained relatively stable at approximately USD 78 – 97 per tonne under pre-agreed arrangements, some markets exposed to open spot purchasing experienced freight and premium costs rising to approximately USD 250 – 300 per tonne
during the same period.
There are early signs that global pressures may begin to ease. Changes in demand patterns and improved supply routing are gradually stabilising
international markets. While the situation remains fluid and unpredictable, the direction is encouraging.
In the fullness of time, as global conditions stabilise, Kenyans can expect the benefits to be felt progressively through this system. In the long-term plans are also underway to get our own refineries here in our region.
We will continue to engage closely with all stakeholders across the energy value chain including; manufacturers, oil marketing companies, transport and logistics players, public transport operators, distributors and sector regulators while keeping the public informed as the situation evolves.
