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Price of petroleum products recently hit a historic high. [File, Standard]
A Nairobi-based activist has filed a petition in the High Court seeking orders to halt the latest fuel price increases, accusing the government and regulators of violating the Constitution and imposing an economically punitive burden on Kenyans.
In a constitutional petition filed at the Milimani High Court, activist Francis Awino is seeking conservatory orders to suspend the implementation of the new petroleum prices announced by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) for the period between May 15 and June 14, 2026, arguing that the decision violates the constitutional rights of millions of Kenyans and was made without adequate transparency or public participation.
"Pending the inter-partes hearing of this application, the court be pleased to issue a conservatory order suspending the continued implementation and/or enforcement of the maximum retail petroleum prices announced by EPRA for the period May 15, 2026, to June 14, 2026, insofar as they relate to the impugned increment in Super Petrol and Diesel," Awino seeks.
