{"id":39792,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/39792/?format=json","text_counter":418,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"THAT, aware that the majority of Kenyans and businesses are consumers of petroleum fuel products; concerned that the relevant institutions do not maintain Strategic Fuel Reserves to stabilize prices; concerned further that as a result, the cost of petroleum products has significantly increased in the last two months; noting that escalating fuel prices could have far reaching negative socio-economic effects on the nation; this House urges the Government to urgently subsidize the prices of all categories of petroleum fuel to maintain pump prices to a maximum of Kshs80 per litre by setting up a Consumer Petroleum Fuel Subsidy Fund through reallocation of funds from various Votes of Government Ministries."}