NAIROBI, Kenya – The Energy and Petroleum Regulation Authority (EPRA) has stepped up the fight against the sale of adulterated or export-bound motor fuels in the local market.
The Authority is mandated under Section 92 of the Petroleum Act 2019 to monitor petroleum products offered for sale in the local market to prevent motor fuel adulteration or dumping of export-bound fuels. In this regard, the Authority undertakes a program of continuous monitoring of the quality of petroleum motor fuels on sale, transport and storage throughout the country.
In a statement seen by news9.africa, EPRA disclosed that during the period October – December 2025, a total of 4,394 tests were conducted at 967 petroleum sites.
“From the tests, 957 (98.97%) of the sites were found to be compliant. However, tests from Ten, 10 (1.03%) sites turned out to be non-compliant,” the statement reads in part.
On October 23, 2025, EPRA tested Meridian Fuels Filling Station in Ngata, Nakuru, which was found to be offering for sale Diesel adulterated with Domestic Kerosene.
The Authority revealed that the station reopened after upgrading the product and paying taxes and penalties amounting to Sh 140,144.
On October 30, 2025, the Authority impounded a local truck number. KDL 383S belongs to Mohamed Boat Services Limited in Maungu, Taita Taveta County. The truck was found to be ferrying Diesel that had high sulphur and was adulterated with domestic kerosene. The truck was impounded, and the matter is still in court.
EPRA impounds yet another local fuel truck
On November 13, 2025, Akwabi Filling Station in Bukura, Kakamega County, was found to be offering for sale Diesel adulterated with Domestic kerosene. The Authority immediately closed the station.
One week later, on November 21, the Eden Energy Service Station in Wote, Makueni County, was found to be offering fuel meant for export. EPRA disclosed that the station reopened after upgrading the product and paying taxes and penalties amounting to Sh 132,780.
Additionally, on November 26, 2025, another local truck number. KCQ 130B, licensed under Abdi Mohammed Technologies Limited, was impounded in Likoni, Mombasa County. The local truck was ferrying Diesel meant for export. It was impounded, and the matter is still in court.
How did EPRA step up the fight against adulterated fuel in Moyale?
On the same day, another local truck, number KCL 058Y licensed under Abdi Mohammed Technologies Limited, was impounded in Likoni, Mombasa County, while ferrying Diesel meant for export. The matter is still in court.
EPRA, on another routine inspection on November 7, 2025 visted a site in Moyale, Marsabit County, where it found Diesel stored in Jerrycans. The consignment was impounded at a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) yard, Moyale Town. The storage of Diesel contained high Sulphur content – suspected smuggled product. The Jerrycans were impounded, and the matter is still in court.
Still on the same date and location, EPRA impounded the diesel stored in Jerrycans. The storage of Diesel containing high Sulphur – suspected smuggled product. Matter still in court.
Additionally, EPRA stormed two more sites in the same locality where a similar consignment was impounded, and the matter is still in court.
“The Authority maintains a hotline number (0709 366 000), operational during normal working hours, to enhance enforcement and compliance activities. Members of the public are requested to report suspected cases of petroleum fuel adulteration or export dumping through the hotline number, as well as use the Authority’s USSD code (*363#) and SMS service code (40850). Further, a list of all sites found with adulterated products is also available on the Authority’s website: www.epra.go.ke,” the statement from EPRA Corporate Communications further reads.
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