Protesters gathered along main roads across the country. Police fired tear gas to disperse them.

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…

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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…

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.

The anti-government sentiments put on display across the country was not just about oil prices.

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…

A Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices from to the Middle East war was paused on Tuesday after causing four deaths and major economic disruption, raising…

Nationwide fuel protests exposed growing public anger over high taxes and the rising cost of living, with critics accusing the government of ignoring economic hardships facing…

Protesters took to the streets over rising fuel prices in Kenya, clashing with police and setting tires on fire along major highways. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo…

Protesters gathered along main roads across the country. Police fired tear gas to disperse them.

Fuel protests in Kenya signal a wider regional strain as Middle East tensions push up energy costs across Africa.

Kenya saw protests across the country on May 19 driven by anger over steep fuel-price increases linked to the Persian Gulf crisis and disruption of oil supplies through the Strait…

Kenya’s fuel protests expose how taxes and global oil shocks are turning pump prices into a wider cost-of-living crisis across East Africa.