The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Energy has asked the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to use vernacular radio stations to inform Kenyans about fuel price movements and shortages.

The request was made during a budget‑review meeting in Naivasha, Nakuru County, on Wednesday, chaired by Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria.

Attendees included Principal Secretary for Petroleum Kello Harsama, EPRA Director General Edward Kinyua, KenGen CEO designate Eng Ronoh Kibet and officials from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency.

Ruiru MP Simon Kingara asked whether EPRA routinely carries out civic education on fuel‑price changes, prompting Kinyua to note that the regulator has begun working with television and local‑language media on such outreach.

Kinyua stressed EPRA’s independence from external interests and said the authority would seek public participation when needed.

The committee also urged tighter control of fuel adulteration, warning that the practice endangers product quality and consumer safety.

Gikaria pressed the State Department for Petroleum and EPRA to strengthen oversight of the sector, specifically citing concerns about adulterated fuel.

Lawmakers flagged delays in key energy projects, with the State Department attributing slow budget absorption to procurement bottlenecks and lagging implementation of programmes such as the LPG reticulation scheme.

The department reported that 86 percent of subsidy funds for the June‑July 2026 pricing cycle had been absorbed, and that stabilisation costs of Sh10.3 billion were received in July 2026.

EPRA also outlined progress in regulating Kenya’s upstream petroleum and coal sectors, noting advances in major projects, review of technical submissions and steps to improve environmental monitoring.