Nairobi, June 2 -- Consumers will miss out on the benefits of the fall in global fuel costs during the June 15 review of diesel, petrol and kerosene pricing after Kenya revised the formula for calculating imported petroleum.

Imported cargo shipped in the country between May 10 and May 31 will be based on the average global prices of diesel, petrol and kerosene in April, the new formula indicates.

Shipments that arrive between June 1 and June 9 will be based on the average prices for May.

Under the old formula, shipments that arrived between May 1 and May 14 would have used the average April prices and May prices for cargo brought between May 15 and 31.

The review of formula indicates that consumers will not enjoy fully the drop in the...