Protests erupted across Ukambani as transport operators and residents took to the streets over rising fuel prices, paralysing towns like Makueni, Machakos and Kitui.

Economic pain deepens as fuel hikes trigger nationwide public outrage. President Ruto has been accused of failing to cushion citizens against the rising cost of living.

Transport operators across Kenya have announced a nationwide shutdown, citing rising fuel prices, heavy taxation, and unsustainable operating costs.

Last week, the Kenyan government announced price hikes in response to rising global oil prices, including a 23.5-percent increase for diesel -- triggering a call for the strike by…

Protests erupted on Monday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as a nationwide public transport strike over rising fuel prices paralysed movement and left commuters stranded across the…

As of 8:39 am, there was a heavy police presence at Kayole Junction along Kangundo Road.

Protests have erupted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off in protest at rising fuel prices.

Kenya’s major highways and urban roads were turned into smoke, chaos and confusion on Monday as a nationwide matatu strike.

The protests have been reported in various counties, disrupting commuting.

Goon hijacked the fuel price protest, setting up bonfires and robbing commuters of their valuables.

The nationwide transport sector strike over fuel increase has caused chaos in Nairobi CBD

Commuters were stranded and businesses disrupted as anger over rising fuel costs spilled onto Kenya’s roads.

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President William Ruto, who has been out of the country, is yet to comment on record highs, with the diesel price increasing by 23.5% and gasoline by 8%.

Kenya's public transport system was paralysed on Monday, when protesters barricaded roads over fuel price hikes triggered by the Middle East war.

The latest fuel hike is a direct blow to already struggling families.

Rising fuel prices triggered transport protests that paralysed the country, exposing a deeper political fight over taxes, living costs and the government’s response to the Middle…

Kenya’s transport strike over soaring fuel prices crippled Nairobi, stranded commuters and raised fears of wider supply-chain disruption across East Africa

The African country is among many dependent on fuel imports from the Gulf. Last week, authorities in the country hiked fuel prices by 23.5%.

Since the start of the Middle East conflict, Kenya has raised petrol prices by 20 percent, while diesel has increased by up to 45.8 percent. | World News

Protests erupted across Ukambani as transport operators and residents took to the streets over rising fuel prices, paralysing towns like Makueni, Machakos and Kitui.