Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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The price of kerosine at Kshs 90.90 is just dizzying .How will the absolute poor survive say those with no income of very low level of income like Kshs 7,000pm and below and are living in the Cities where you can not fetch firewood from the bushes ? The price of Charcoal in Nairobi is also not affordable to many. It much be too painful . MaichBlack wrote:famooz wrote:McReggae wrote:This thing aint just in kenya, it's biting hard in most places in the world!!! yeah,the pics are telling. maybe we need to think of other modes of transportation eg cycling and just take up matatus....if it is cheaper. of course everyone wants to travel in the comfort of their car but these costs are alomost unmanagable for many...... @famooz - Prices are rising everywhere but don't imagine things are as bad elsewhere as in Kenya. For example in the US currently fuel costs approximately $3.5 per gallon - prices vary depending on city. For example, in Los Angels the price is slightly higher than this while in Denver, Boston etc. it is lower. One gallon (US) is approximately 3.79 litres and the dollar today is trading at Kshs. 84/= today. Therefore in the US today, one is paying Kshs. 3.5 * 84 for 3.79 litres. i.e. Kshs. 294/= for 3.79 litres OR Kshs. 77.57/= per litre. Habari ndiyo hiyo. In the US today one is paying Kshs. 77.57/= per litre while in Kenya one is paying 111/= per litre. A difference of Kshs. 33.43/= per litreIf you factor in the levels of income in the different countries etc. you will see how bad the Kenyans have it!!! punda amecheka
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