Nairobi, March 14 -- A litre of super petrol has dropped below the Sh200 mark in Nairobi for the first time since August as pump prices fall by up to Sh7 per litre effective midnight, the biggest drop month on month.

A litre of super petrol will retail at Sh199.15 in Nairobi after a drop of Sh7.21, while that of diesel will sell at Sh190.38 a litre, a cut of Sh5.09. A litre of kerosene will drop by the smallest margin of Sh4.49 to retail at Sh188.74 in the city.

The price cuts contained in the latest pricing schedule that will be in force until April 14 are set to boost efforts of further slowing down the cost of living.

The last time pump prices dropped by a big margin was in May 2020 when a litre of super petrol dropped from Sh92.87 ...