Verified 13 September 2026

Buying and refilling cooking gas in Kenya

By David Wachira · Fuel and cooking gas in Kenya hub · paybillke is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Fuel and cooking gas in Kenya.

You either take your cylinder to a station or dealer and pay for a refill on the spot, or you order a refill for delivery from the brand or a partner such as GoBEBA and pay when it arrives. Cylinders come in 6, 13, 35 and 50kg. We do not publish brand gas paybills, and the reason is below.

Refill or new cylinder, and why it matters

A refill means you exchange your existing cylinder for a full one of the same brand and pay only for the gas. A new cylinder means you also buy the steel, which is the expensive part and is usually most of the first-time cost. This is the single biggest source of confusion in gas pricing: a headline price you see advertised is almost always a refill price, and it will not be what you pay if you are starting from nothing.

Brand cylinders are not interchangeable

You refill a brand’s cylinder within that brand’s network, so the cylinder you buy first commits you to that brand’s dealers afterwards. Switching means buying another cylinder or going through a brand’s exchange scheme. Worth a thought before the first purchase, particularly if one brand is well represented near you and another is not.

Who delivers

GoBEBA is the delivery partner that shows up most often, acting as the official home-delivery route for several brands including Rubis and Shell Afrigas. Brands also run their own ordering channels.

The main brand cooking-gas names in Kenya are K-Gas (Rubis), Afrigas (Shell, operated by Vivo Energy), OLA Mpishi (OLA Energy, formerly Oil Libya), Stabex gas, TotalGaz (TotalEnergies), Pro Gas, and cylinders from National Oil, Hashi, Hass and Galana.

Why there are no gas paybills on this page

Because we could not confirm any of them against a brand’s own site. The master build behind this page flags the OLA and Stabex gas paybills as unconfirmed in its own words, and the one number it does offer, 485111, turns out on checking to be the Rubis fuel-card top-up paybill rather than a gas paybill at all: the account it wants is a card serial number, which a cylinder does not have. Publishing a guessed payment number for a cylinder of pressurised gas is not a risk worth taking to fill a table cell. Order through the brand or a delivery partner and pay through the channel they give you.

About this page

paybillke is an independent payments directory and is not affiliated with any energy company. Checked 13 September 2026. Cooking gas prices move constantly and we publish none. Confirm any brand gas paybill on that brand’s own site before you send money to it.

Cooking gas cylinder sizes

Size	Typical use
6kg	One or two people, light cooking, the common starter size
13kg	The standard household cylinder
35kg	Large household or small commercial kitchen
50kg	Commercial

Frequently asked

What is the K-Gas paybill?

We do not publish one, because we could not confirm a brand gas paybill against a brand’s own site. 485111, which is sometimes given, is the Rubis fuel-card top-up paybill.

How do I order a gas refill in Kenya?

Take the cylinder to a station or dealer, or order delivery from the brand or a partner such as GoBEBA and pay on the channel they provide.

What is the difference between a refill and a new cylinder?

A refill pays for gas only, by exchanging your cylinder. A new cylinder also buys the steel, which is most of the first-time cost.

Can I refill one brand’s cylinder with another brand?

Not through official channels. You refill within the brand’s network, so your first cylinder commits you to that brand’s dealers.

What cylinder sizes are sold in Kenya?

6kg, 13kg, 35kg and 50kg. The 13kg is the standard household size.