PHOTOS: Empty roads, stranded commuters as matatu strike hits Nairobi hard

Transport operations across the country were paralysed on Monday after Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators launched a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.

Commuters scramble for a vehicle along Lang'ata Road as the matatu strike bites [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A spot check by The Standard in several counties established that most PSV operators had honoured the strike call, keeping vehicles off the roads in solidarity with the industrial action.

Stranded commuters waitiing at a terminus along Lang'ata Road after matatus staged a strike [Elvis Ogina, Standard]