Overview
- Transport leaders formally ended a nationwide strike after meeting President William Ruto, a decision announced Friday following closed-door talks at State House in Mombasa.
- Ruto pledged a further Sh10 cut in diesel for the June–July monthly pricing cycle and cited Sh28.19 billion already spent on fuel stabilisation and tax relief to cushion consumers and operators.
- The president directed the Ministry of Transport and the National Transport and Safety Authority to engage ride-hailing platforms on minimum-fare rules and to pursue reviews of the Insurance Act and Auctioneers Act.
- The protests that accompanied the strike caused major commuter disruption and, according to reports, led to clashes in which four people were killed and more than 30 were injured after police fired live ammunition.
- Kenya’s pump prices are set by monthly Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority reviews tied to international landed costs, a mechanism strained by Middle East shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and consequential cost pressures for the country’s role as a regional import hub.