EPRA Shuts Down 6 Petrol Stations

The Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) on Monday, December 30, announced that it had shut down 6 petrol stations in various counties in its latest crackdown.

In a notice, the authority indicated that the six were found selling adulterated fuel among other crimes in contravention of the law.

The six include Davis Filling Station in Machanga, Embu County, and Midtown Filling Station in Kithyoko, Machakos County, which were offering for sale diesel meant for export.

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.

Salama Filling Station in Kiambu and Imperial Service Station in Siaya were also shut down for offering for sale diesel meant for export.

The authority announced that the perpetrators were nabbed during a crackdown between October and December 2024.

During the period, a total of 5,970 tests were conducted at 1,295 petroleum sites.

“From the tests, 1,284 (99.15%) of the sites were found to be compliant. However, tests from Eleven, 11 (0.85%) sites turned out to be non-compliant,” read the notice in part.

Four other stations that were found non-compliant were reopened after their owners upgraded products and paid taxes and penalties.

In September this year, EPRA also revealed that it had closed 14 petrol stations and fined three others for selling adulterated fuel after a crackdown between July and September.

“The Authority undertakes a program of continuous monitoring of the quality of petroleum motor fuels on sale, transport, and storage throughout the country,” read the notice in part.

“During the period July – September 2024, a total of 5,854 tests were conducted at 1,321 petroleum sites. From the tests, 1,304 (98.71%) of the sites were found to be compliant. However, tests from Seventeen, 17 (1.29%) sites turned out to be non-compliant.”