“Expect Queues To Die Out By Wednesday Due To A Fuel Shortage Caused By A 'Classic Run',” PS Kamau
According to Andrew Kamau, Principal Secretary, State Department for Petroleum, the current nightmare of lengthy lines and stuck vehicles at petrol stations across the country is a transitory issue that would be handled by Wednesday.
Margaret Mwanzia 
Long lines and incidences of filling stations running out of fuel, according to PS Kamau, have been caused by 'runs,' spurred by vehicles buying for gasoline in quantity, causing filling stations to run out of their quotas.
"This is a classic run; I mean, if we all go to the bank to get our money out, they don't have money just sitting there," PS Kamau explained. "It's the same with petrol stations; they need to get it from the tank to the petrol stations."
According to the PS, when smaller stations run out of petrol, most motorists hurry to larger players like Shell or Total, who are likewise immediately overstretched beyond their normal levels.
Simultaneously, he noted that other issues are at play, such as the infrastructure problem, which means that stations that run out of fuel must wait for delivery trucks from the depot to refill their supplies.
The PS also addressed the delay in subsidy settlement, which has affected some petroleum marketers' cash flow and prevented them from purchasing additional inventories.
PS Kamau claims that the payout, which was implemented last year to compensate oil marketers for making a large reduction in their profits in order to maintain approved pump prices, will be settled by Tuesday.
Oil marketers must either dip into their financial reserves or take out loans to refill their fuel supplies due to delays in subsidy payments.
Another issue that may have impacted supply, according to the PS, is the high price of crude oil in the market, which may have locked out marketers with lesser budgets.
