An acute shortage of petrol has hit Mpeketoni Town in Kenya for the last two weeks.
Boda boda riders and motorists operating in the town, recognised as the agricultural and business hub of the region, are the worst affected.
Transport has been heavily hindered in the town, where most movement is by motorcycles and vehicles.
Businesses like flour mills have also suffered due to the petrol shortage since most require the fuel to function.
The Business Daily established that boda bodas, taxis and other transport vehicles have had to hike fares since the little available petrol is costing them dearly.
Fuel station owners in Mpeketoni interviewed by the Business Daily on Friday blamed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for poor pricing of the commodity.
They said fuel is priced expensively at the depots yet the ERC requires them to sell at low prices, hardly making any profits.
Mr Githuku Kimani, who owns the Lamu Filling Station in Mpeketoni, said they were making losses and had opted not to sell the commodity at the moment until the ERC controls the petrol prices.
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