The president of Kenya, William Ruto, continues to be torn between cutting down fuel costs and maintaining fuel levies, despite pressure from protesters to introduce initiatives that ease energy costs.
Kenyans who are concerned about the effects of the current energy inflation on the local economy, brought on by the Iranian war, have taken to the streets to demand better relief programs from the government.
Despite this, President William Ruto has defended his administration’s response to the global shock, which seems contrary to the protesters' demands, noting that energy inflation is a problem affecting the entire planet and not just Kenya.
Since the beginning of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the East African country has spent 28.2 billion shillings ($217 million) on tax cuts and subsidies to keep fuel prices artificially low, Ruto told reporters in the port city of Mombasa on Friday.
As seen on Bloomberg, he stated that although the authorities will cut the price of diesel by 10 shillings per liter next month, there won't be any additional charges lowered.
