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The government and matatu operators have failed to reach an agreement on fuel price adjustments after closed-door talks on diesel cuts and kerosene parity.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi said both sides agreed on measures to curb fuel adulteration and supported aligning diesel and kerosene prices but remained divided on reducing diesel prices.
Kushian Muchiri, chief executive officer of the Federation of Public Transport Sector (FPTS), said operators backed fuel adulteration controls and parity between diesel and kerosene but rejected diesel price cuts. He said the strike will continue on Tuesday.
The talks followed between Wandayi, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and matatu operators on Monday, May 18, 2026.
