Kerosene consumption increased for the first time in eight years, lifted by demand from a gas turbine power plant in Muhoroni that is critical in stabilising electricity supply in western Kenya.
Official data shows that kerosene consumption in Kenya rose by 18.86 percent in 2025 to 44,120 tonnes, bucking a trend of declining usage over eight consecutive years. The last time kerosene consumption grew was in 2017, when it posted a 2.8 percent increase before the introduction of the anti-adulteration levy.
