Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings.

AUC elections

All eyes will be on the African Union Chairmanship (AUC) elections which will be held during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today, Saturday, February 15, 2025. 

Candidates contesting for the seat include Kenya’s Raila Odinga, Djibouti’s Ali Youssouf and Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar.

Elections to succeed the incumbent Moussa Fake will be conducted by the AU Assembly via a secret ballot. 

To win, candidates need to obtain 33 votes which is equivalent to two-thirds of the 55 AU member states. 

The 33 votes translate to 33 African states. 

Reactions to fuel prices

Reactions to the reviewed fuel prices that will run till May 14, 2025, are expected to dominate headlines today. 

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) had revealed that the fuel prices remain unchanged. 

“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene remain unchanged,” EPRA indicated.

“The average landed cost of imported Super Petrol increased by 2.80% from US$611.69 per cubic metre in December 2024 to US$628.80 per cubic metre in January 2025; Diesel increased by 4.20% from US$644.10 per cubic metre to US$671.14 per cubic metre while Kerosene increased by 4.89% from US$649.64 per cubic metre to US$681.44 per cubic metre over the same period.”

With the announcement, EPRA indicated that petrol will retail in Mombasa at Ksh173.34, diesel at Ksh163.82 and kerosene at Ksh148.15.

Petrol will retail at Ksh176.58 in Nairobi, diesel at Ksh167.06 whereas Kerosene will retail at Ksh151.39. 

In Nakuru City, petrol will retail at Ksh175.80, diesel at Ksh166.63 while kerosene will retail at Ksh151.01.

Eldoret will have Petrol retailing at Ksh176.62, diesel at Ksh167.45 whereas kerosene will retail at Ksh151.82.

The prices for fuel in Kisumu will be Ksh176.62 for super petrol, Ksh167.44 for diesel and Ksh151.82 for kerosene.

In Mbita island, the standard petrol price per litre will be Ksh177.48, diesel Ksh168.31 and kerosene Ksh152.68.

The fuel prices will remain highest in Mandera where a litre of super petrol will retail at Ksh190.59, diesel at Ksh181.07 and kerosene at Ksh165.39, and lowest in Mombasa.

“The prices are inclusive of the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024 and the revised rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020,” EPRA added.