Kenya: No Deal Reached As Matatu Strike Over Fuel Prices Continues Tuesday

Kenya: No Deal Reached As Matatu Strike Over Fuel Prices Continues Tuesday

Nairobi -- A high-level meeting convened by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and his Transport counterpart Davis Chirchir failed to break the deadlock between the government and matatu operators protesting soaring fuel prices, leaving the nationwide strike set to continue on Tuesday.

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Transport operators strike enters day two

The nationwide transport shutdown has entered the second day after the Transport Sector Alliance failed to reach an agreement with government to resolve the crisis occasioned by the high fuel prices. Speaking to the media on Monday, the Matatu stakeholders requested their drivers to keep their vehicles away from the roads as they continue to engage the government on their concerns. “We have agreed on the part of adulteration that the price of di…

No Deal Reached as Matatu Strike Over Fuel Prices Continues Tuesday

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 — A high-level meeting convened by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and his Transport counterpart Davis Chirchir failed to break the deadlock between the government and matatu operators protesting soaring fuel prices, leaving the nationwide strike set to continue on Tuesday. The talks held Monday night at Transcom House ended without an agreement after matatu stakeholders rejected a government proposal to lower diese…

Kenya’s Matatu Operators vow to keep PSVs off roads until fuel prices fall

Transport operators have insisted they will keep their vehicles off the roads until the government lowers fuel prices, saying the nationwide shutdown is a peaceful protest against what they termed “unending” taxes and high pump prices. A protester blocks a road with a burning barricade to prevent traffic from passing during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices in Nairobi on May 18, 2026. Public transport was largely shut down an…