The Energy Regulatory Commission has published a list of petroleum retail outlets and petroleum tankers found with adulterated fuel or fuel meant for export between April and June 2017.
4,521 tests were conducted at 750 petroleum sites during the period under review. Only 12 sites showed non-compliance. This means that 98.4% of sites were compliant, implying that the compliance rate is very high.
Fuel adulteration is a menace to consumers because it ruins motor vehicle engines while causing air pollution. The sale of fuel meant for export violates tax laws because it denies the state much needed revenue required to support development programmes.
The Energy Regulatory Commission is mandated under Section 95 of the Energy Act 2006 to monitor petroleum products offered for sale in the local market with the aim of preventing motor fuel adulteration or dumping of export bound fuels. In this regard, the Commission undertakes a program of continuous monitoring of the quality of petroleum motor fuels on sale, transport and storage throughout the country.
During the period April – June 2017, a total of 4,521 tests were conducted at 750 petroleum sites. From the tests, 98.4% of the sites were found to be compliant.
However, tests from 12 sites turned out to be non-compliant.
Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Energy (Retail Facility Construction and Licensing) Regulations 2013, the non-compliant stations and their particular offences are listed hereunder:
| TEST DATE | NAME OF STATION | COUNTY | PHYSICAL | NATURE OF NON-COMPLIANCE | STATUS AS AT 29TH JUNE 2017 | ||
| LOCATION | |||||||
| Transporting Super Petrol | Truck released after upgrading the | ||||||
| 1 | 05.04.2017 | KBX 049F / ZD 9621 | Meru | Meru Central | contaminated with Kerosene | product and paying taxes and penalties | |
| amounting to KShs 800,000.00 | |||||||
| 2 | 05.04.2017 | Fredwity Energy Samburu | Kwale | Kinango | Offering for sale Diesel | Station closed | |
| Filling Station | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| 3 | 10.04.2017 | Saomo Filling Station (Moga | Kisii | Kisii South | Offering for sale Diesel | Station closed | |
| Agencies Nyamataro) | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| 4 | 11.04.2017 | Illegal Fueling Station at | Kilifi | Magarini | Offering for sale Diesel | Site closed and operators charged in | |
| Mjanaheri Trading Center | contaminated with Kerosene | Court. | |||||
| Kukena Sacco Kutus Service | Offering for sale Super Petrol | Station reopened after upgrading the | |||||
| 5 | 09.05.2017 | Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga East | product and paying taxes and penalties | |||
| Station | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| amounting to Kshs 500,000 | |||||||
| Station reopened after upgrading the | |||||||
| 6 | 15.05.2017 | Delta Mugutha Service | Kiambu | Juja | Offering for sale Super Petrol | product and paying taxes and penalties | |
| Station | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| amounting to Kshs 1,600,000 | |||||||
| 7 | 16.05.2017 | Mukanjo Filling Station | Bungoma | Bungoma | Offering for sale Diesel meant | Station closed | |
| South | for export | ||||||
| Transporting Diesel and Super | Truck released after upgrading the | ||||||
| 8 | 09.06.2017 | KBP 408S | Kisumu | Kisumu East | Petrol contaminated with | product and paying taxes and penalties | |
| domestic kerosene | amounting to KShs 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Offering for sale Super Petrol | Station reopened after upgrading the | ||||||
| Neema Filling Station | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| 9 | 16.06.2017 | Kakamega | Matungu | product and paying taxes and penalties | |||
| Koyonzo | |||||||
| amounting to Kshs 130,100 | |||||||
| Offering for sale Super Petrol | Station reopened after upgrading the | ||||||
| Harambee (Gabriel Osundwa) | contaminated with Kerosene | ||||||
| 10 | 16.06.2017 | Kakamega | Mumias | product and paying taxes and penalties | |||
| Filling Station | amounting to Kshs 142,700 | ||||||
| Ebenezer (Moses S. Kwalia) | Offering for sale Super Petrol | ||||||
| 11 | 20.06.2017 | Trans Nzoia | Kitalale | meant for export | Station Closed | ||
| Filling Station | |||||||
| Offering for sale Super Petrol | |||||||
| and Diesel meant for export | Station reopened after upgrading the | ||||||
| 12 | 20.06.2017 | Somonta Energy Filling | Migori | Kehancha | product and paying taxes and penalties | ||
| Station | |||||||
| Offering for sale diesel | amounting to Kshs 175,050 | ||||||
| contaminated with Kerosene | |||||||
The Commission maintains a hotline number (0708 444 000), operational during normal working hours to enhance enforcement and compliance activities.
Members of the public are requested to report suspected cases of petroleum fuels adulteration or export dumping through the hotline number.
