The Energy Petroleum and Regulation Authority Of Kenya has Cautioned Kenyans to be on the lookout for contaminated fuel in a notice dated Friday, 30th September 2022.
“During the period July – September 2022, a total of 1,360 tests were conducted at 256 petroleum sites. From the tests, 98.44 per cent of the sites were found to be compliant. However, tests from four sites turned out to be non-compliant,” part of the EPRA notice read.
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In a similar period, EPRA detected one station selling liquefied petroleum gas cylinders without the required authorization, off Enterprise Road Nairobi, and Investigations are ongoing.
Among the listed filling stations that failed to meet the standards set by the regulator in 2013 were located in Kiambu(Delta Thika Road Service Station), Machakos(King Size filling Station), Kajiado(Vivasa Energy Filling Station), and Bungoma(Frankstar Solution Filling Station)
The Vivasa Energy Filling Station in Kajiado County was closed because it sold diesel and super petrol that had been mixed with domestic kerosene and had a high sulphur level.
The super petrol pouring pump at the King Size filling station in Mwala has since been sealed for the same infraction.After the closure of its super petrol dispensing pumps due to adulteration, Delta Thika Road Service Station has in the interim paid taxes and fines estimated at KSh.500,000.
Frankstar Solution Filling Station in Bungoma County on the other hand, had to close its super fuel pumps for selling goods intended for export.
EPRA issued a hotline number that Kenyans can use to enhance enforcement and compliance activities.
“The authority maintains a hotline number (0709336000), operational during normal working hours to enhance enforcement and compliance activities.”
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The procedure of testing fuel sold at various petroleum locations is intended to assist the government in safeguarding customers from the risk of consuming tainted fuel.
