NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya’s capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices.Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen also said 348 people were arrested and would be charged over their involvement in what he called violent illegal protests.

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…

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…

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

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

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

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