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The Kenya Pipeline Company headquarters. The company says it has been pumping oil regularly and has blamed the fuel shortage on rogue fuel distributors who have not been distributing the commodity. Photo/HEZRON NJOROGE 

By DAVE OPIYO
Posted  Sunday, December 28  2008 at  19:48

Meanwhile, hundreds of travellers werestranded on Sundayafter matatu operators in most parts of Western Kenya raised fares as fuel shortage continued to bite in the region.

Oil dealers in the region have raised prices of super petrol and diesel by two shillings following shortage of the two commodities for the past one week.

In Mt Kenya region, fuel shortage persisted on Sunday even as several petrol stations received fresh supplies.

Only three petrol stations in Nyeri Town had fresh supply and motorists were queuing to fill their tanks. National Oil received fresh supply on Saturday evening and the supervisor, Ms Eunice Mwangi, said it would last only for a day.

Additional reporting by Dan Obiero, Henry Andanje, Barnabas Bii, Muchiri Gitonga, Mwangi Ndirangu and Charles Wanyoro

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  1. Submitted by BleedingLove

    our schools are a sham , our roads impassable , no affordable food anywhere, our forests razed, thugs attack at noon , internal refugees , water shortage , all this because a few people stand to benefit. Why don't you send a firing squad and just kill us all . When we are gone you can own everything and be happy. Too much greed going on.

    Posted  December 30, 2008 08:14 AM  
  2. Submitted by nzaku

    This is simple. Fine the guys and invite other oil companies to come and share the profit they want to protect. The best scenerio is to encourage Kenyans to mobilize their funds and own a big share of these firms instead of solely depending on these multi-nationals.

    Posted  December 30, 2008 02:31 AM  
  3. Submitted by maskani

    I seems that the price of UNGA is suffering the same fate, GREED SOME PEOPLE wanakula pekee yao. When will all these end and kenyans no longer exploited. Do we need another Moussa Camara in Kenya or what?

    Posted  December 30, 2008 01:11 AM  
  4. Submitted by Thiankolu

    We are the only country that allows its economy to be chocked by restrictive trade practices. In the US, the conspirators would be fined at least three times the harm done to the economy. Equally stringent anticompetition laws exist for the whole of the EU. Someone our learders, who should be exposed, are complicit to and benefiting from this. Privatisation of the refinery is nolonger a sensible thing. The theory that privatisation of all parastatals leads to economic growth has since been discredited. Look at the bailouts in the West, if you need evidence.

    Posted  December 29, 2008 03:29 PM  
  5. Submitted by wuod_aketch

    Things will be even worser if the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is privatized. KPC has successfully fulfilled the role it was meant for, to provide the most economical and modern way of transporting and storing petroleum products. Some people who would like to eat are striving for the privatization of this family jewel.

    Posted  December 29, 2008 01:58 PM  

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