By Rose Murugi

What you need to know:

commuters were stranded, and businesses slowed as frustration spilled into the streets.

Treasury CS John Mbadi stated that the government was seeking urgent interventions.

Kenyans are once again on the streets. This time, it is not politics driving the anger, but survival. Across Nairobi and other towns, protests erupted following the sharp increase in fuel prices that has sent transport fares soaring and triggered a rise in the cost of basic commodities.