Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- A subsidy deployed by the State and a fall in the global prices and shipment costs of petrol, diesel, and kerosene have helped to lower local pump prices marginally, offering relief to consumers.

The pricing schedule that was published by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that the landed cost of the three fuels dropped by between 8.92 percent and 0.10 percent.

The state also applied a subsidy of Sh2.57 and Sh1.61 per litre of diesel and kerosene, respectively, helping lower the prices of the fuels but denying consumers of petrol a deeper price cut.

The price of a litre of petrol dropped by Sh2 to Sh182.52 while that of diesel and kerosene fell by Sh1 each to retail at Sh170.47 and Sh153.78 i...