Amnesty inaonya polisi dhidi ya nguvu za kupita kiasi kabla ya maandamano ya bei ya mafuta

Amnesty International imetoa onyo kwa Jeshi la Polisi la Taifa dhidi ya matumizi ya nguvu za kupita kiasi wakati wa maandamano yanayotarajiwa kesho, Aprili 21. Hii inahusiana na gharama za juu za mafuta ambazo EPRA ilitangaza wiki iliyopita. Kikundi hicho kimeitaja Katibu Mkuu wa Polisi Douglas Kanja ampe ulinzi wa waandamanaji.

Amnesty International ilitoa taarifa Jumatatu jioni, ikikumbusha maafisa wa polisi haki ya kila mtu ya kukusanyika, kuandamana, kupiga picha na kuwasilisha maombi kwa amani na bila silaha chini ya Kifungu cha 37 cha Katiba.

"Polisi wana wajibu wa msingi wa kushughulikia na kulinda haki hii kwa pamoja, si kuikandamiza. Madhumuni ya arifa za maandamano ni kuratibu usalama wa umma, si kuomba ruhusa," Amnesty ilisema.

Kikundi hicho kilirejelea maandamano ya zamani ambapo kiligundua matumizi ya nguvu za kupita kiasi, kukamatwa kwa hiari, kunyanyasa wa waandishi wa habari na kuzuiliwa kwa wataalamu wa matibabu. Ilionya kuwa maafisa na makamanda wanaweza kuwajibika kibinafsi na jinai kwa ukiukaji wa haki za binadamu.

Mahakama ya hivi karibuni ilisisitiza kuwa silaha za moto zinapaswa kutumika tu pale ambapo ni lazima kabisa kulinda maisha, na kuona maandamano kama viwanja vya vita ni kinyume na demokrasia ya katiba.

Bei za mafuta zilipanda hadi KSh 206.97 kwa lita ya petroli na KSh 206.84 kwa dizeli, lakini zilipunguzwa kidogo hadi KSh 197.60 na KSh 196.63 baada ya Rais William Ruto kuagiza kupunguza VAT hadi asilimia 8. Wakenya bado wanalalamika gharama ni kubwa sana, na kampeni za mitandaoni zinaendelea.

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Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi assures Kenyans of secure fuel supplies after containing Ksh4B substandard fuel scandal.
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Energy CS Wandayi: Substandard fuel threat contained after Ksh4B scandal

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Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has assured Kenyans that the threat of substandard fuel from the ongoing Ksh4 billion procurement scandal has been contained, with supplies secure. This follows the arrests and resignations of four senior officials last week and the halting of a second suspicious shipment. EPRA has appointed Joseph Oketch as acting Director General.

Former Petroleum PS Mohamed Liban, ex-KPC MD Joe Sang, and former EPRA DG Daniel Kiptoo were released on police bail on April 6, 2026, days after their arrests and resignations in the Ksh4.8 billion irregular fuel importation scandal. Their lawyers denied wrongdoing, citing National Security Council recommendations, as the government moves to recover losses from importers.

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Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has claimed President William Ruto directed EPRA to keep kerosene prices unchanged despite petrol and diesel hikes. The move aims to protect low-income households. The government also introduced a Ksh6.2 billion fuel subsidy and cut VAT on fuel.

In the wake of EPRA's sharp fuel price increases announced on April 14—with diesel up Sh40 to Sh206 per litre and petrol to Sh206—Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) and Truck Owners Association (TAK) have raised freight costs by 14% and 30% respectively, set to drive up nationwide goods prices.

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The Kenya Human Rights Commission has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Director of Public Prosecutions to charge police officers implicated in recent killings, warning of private prosecution if no action is taken. The statement follows the fatal shooting of a medical student in Nairobi and at least six other deaths since January. The commission also demanded the immediate resignation of Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja.

Matatu operators in Nairobi disrupted transport on February 2, 2026, by blocking key roads despite a suspension call, protesting vehicle torchings by mobs. They plan to continue strikes every Monday until President William Ruto engages in talks. Police responded by removing number plates and towing vehicles.

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Two employees of a fuel station in Mojo town, Oromia region, have been sentenced to imprisonment and fines for illegally dispensing fuel. The workers, Adis Mulgeta and Haregweine Dag from the Ola fuel station, faced charges for endangering the fuel distribution system. The court also ordered the seized fuel to become government revenue.

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