The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Wednesday raided an illegal fuel siphoning site in Mazeras, within Mombasa County, that has been assessed as dangerous to the public.
EPRA seized approximately 5,000 litres of diesel in 23 drums, believed to have been obtained illegally.
The fuel seized is enough to fill 100 cars with a tank capacity of about 50 litres each.
According to our analysis, the diesel is worth approximately Ksh835,300, based on a price of Ksh167.06 per litre.