Kindiki: Don't exploit fuel crisis for political gain

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki in a consultative forum with leaders in Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County on May 18, 2026. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has accused opposition leaders of exploiting the rising cost of fuel to incite Kenyans against the government.

The DP warned that violent protests and economic sabotage would not solve the country’s fuel and transport crisis.

Speaking during a consultative forum with grassroots leaders in Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County, the Deputy President defended the government’s handling of the fuel crisis, insisting that the sharp rise in pump prices was a global problem driven by instability in the Middle East and not a deliberate move by the Kenya Kwanza administration.