This is the Nyanza petrol station among 11 closed nationally by EPRA for selling fake fuel

December 30, 2024 - National, News - no comments

BY MANUEL ODENY

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A petroleum station in Nyanza region is among eleven other in the country closed by government for selling adulterated products.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the closure of sites across the country after they were found selling non-compliant products.

The sites were found selling adulterated or export-bound motor fuels in the local market, the agency said in a statement.

“From the tests, 1,284 (99.15 per cent) of the sites were found to be compliant. However, tests from 11 (0.85 per cent) sites turned out to be non-compliant,” EPRA said.

Six stations were closed for non-compliance, four paid penalties while one matter is pending in court.

The agency noted that it conducted a total of 5,970 tests between October – December 2024, at 1,295 petroleum sites.

EPRA 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.

Imperial Service Station in Siaya was shut down for offering for sale diesel meant for export.

Others are Salama Filling Station in Kiambu also shut down for offering for sale diesel meant for export, Davis Filling Station in Machanga, Embu County, and Midtown Filling Station in Kithyoko, Machakos County for the same reason.

Another station, Stanken Filling, in Machakos County was shut down for denying officers access to sample and test its fuel while Elgon View Filling Station in Busia was closed for offering for sale diesel meant for export and selling contaminated kerosene.

EPRA said two of the sites selling non-compliant products. The nature of non-compliance included selling diesel containing high sulphur, offering for sale diesel meant for export and contaminated with domestic kerosene, selling Super Petrol adulterated with kerosene and offering for sale Super Petrol meant for export.

In September 2024, EPRA closed 14 petrol stations and fined three others for selling adulterated fuel.

The authority indicated that the petrol stations had been flagged during a three-month crackdown that lasted between July and September 2024. During the period July – September 2024, a total of 5,854 tests were conducted across 1,321 petroleum sites.