The Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has closed 18 petrol stations for either selling adulterated or export bound fuel in the market.
Through a notice dated Saturday, September 30, the regulatory authority noted that 12 of the stations spread out across the country were found to be selling contaminated fuel.
According to EPRA, the sale of adulterated fuel jeopardizes motorists' safety by affecting vehicle performance and efficiency.
Contaminated fuel not only hampers engine performance but also frequently leads to vehicle breakdowns due to premature engine failure.
This can result in a vehicle developing problems mid-journey thus increasing the risk of road accidents.
In order to ensure compliance, EPRA conducted 7,148 tests across the country between July and September 2023.
From the tests, 1,532 of the stations were found to be compliant. However, 18 were found to be non-compliant.
Some of the non-compliant stations were found to be selling super petrol containing high Sulphur content.
Consequently, EPRA announced that it had taken the initiative to close 14 of the aforementioned stations.
List of Fuel Stations
In Machakos, Manyatta fuel station at Kaewa was fined Ksh377,160 for retailing diesel meant for export.
Cafra Filling Station, Shinyalu in Kakamega was also fined Ksh79,067 for selling super petrol meant for export.
Tom’s Highway Filling Station in Homa Bay and Binhal Filling Station, in Meru were closed for selling adulterated fuel.
K Fuels Service Station in Kitui, and Mitcamah Enterprises Filling Station in Meru were fined Ksh50,000 and Ksh101,646 respectively.
Others include:
Fourems Filling Station in Kisumu - selling Diesel adulterated with domestic kerosene - Closed
Binhal Filling Station, in Meru - selling Super petrol containing high Sulphur Content - Closed
Hezel Oil Filling Station in Kakamega - selling Diesel adulterated with domestic kerosene - Closed
Lloymark Filling Station in Meru - selling Super petrol containing high Sulphur content - Closed
Highway Filling Station in Tharaka Nithi - selling Super petrol containing high Sulphur content - Closed
Verritorious Filling Station in Bungoma - Offering for sale Super petrol meant for export - Closed
Satirisia Filling Station in Bungoma - Offering for sale Super petrol meant for export - Closed
BGSM Oil Filling Station in Kiambu - Offering for sale Diesel meant for export - Closed
Banana Hill Matatu SACCO Filling Station in Kiambu - Offering for sale Diesel adulterated with domestic
kerosene & containing high Sulphur Content - Closed
Jogoo Filling Station in Nakuru - Offering for sale Super Petrol adulterated with domestic kerosene - Closed
Rehoboth Filling Station in Murang’a - Offering for sale Diesel adulterated with domestic kerosene & containing high Sulphur content - Closed
Dollarline Filling Station in Bomet - Offering for sale Diesel adulterated with domestic kerosene & containing high Sulphur content - Closed
