Sekta ya maua Kenya yapoteza shilingi milioni 200 kutokana na maandamano

Baraza la Maua Kenya linaripoti hasara ya moja kwa moja ya takriban shilingi milioni 200 siku ya Jumatatu pekee baada ya maandamano ya wamiliki wa matatu kuhusu bei ya mafuta kuvuruga usafirishaji wa maua.

Kati ya tani 100 na 200 za maua zilizopangwa kusafirishwa nje ya nchi mnamo Jumatatu, Mei 18, 2026, zilicheleweshwa au kuathirika. Maandamano yalianza baada ya mazungumzo kati ya wamiliki wa matatu na serikali kuhusu bei ya mafuta kutofikia makubaliano.

Afisa Mkuu Mtendaji wa KFC, Clement Tulezi, alisema sekta hiyo inategemea mifumo ya usafirishaji inayozingatia muda na mifumo ya baridi ili kupeleka maua mabichi hadi Uwanja wa Kimataifa wa Ndege wa Jomo Kenyatta. Vizuizi barabarani na uhaba wa usafiri wa umma vilifanya wafanyakazi wengi wa mashambani kushindwa kufika kazini.

Mgomo ulisitishwa kwa muda wa siku saba Jumanne, Mei 19, baada ya wamiliki wa matatu na serikali kufikia makubaliano ya kutathmini bei ya mafuta. KFC ilitoa wito wa hatua za haraka ili kurejesha huduma za usafiri na kulinda mauzo ya nje.

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Matatu buses operating in Nairobi after strike suspension agreement with government officials shaking hands.
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Matatu operators suspend strike for one week

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The government and transport stakeholders reached an agreement on Tuesday to suspend the matatu strike for one week. This allows for further talks on fuel prices.

One month into disruptions from the Middle East conflict, Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui warned that Kenya's exports—especially to the key Middle East market worth Ksh164.6 billion—are facing doubled transit times of up to 20 days due to Red Sea and Gulf restrictions, spoiling time-sensitive flowers, coffee, and other goods while hiking freight costs. The government is pursuing alternative routes, port upgrades at Mombasa and Lamu, and market diversification.

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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the government aims to reach an agreement with public transport operators by Friday to address protests over high fuel prices. Talks follow a one-week suspension of strikes by matatu operators and other transporters.

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen said four people died and at least 30 others were injured during Monday's anti-fuel protests.

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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.

Kenya's government has spent more than Ksh 11 billion in two months to keep diesel and kerosene prices steady. The move has raised questions because kerosene makes up less than 1 per cent of national fuel use.

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Transport group Manibela announced a nationwide strike from April 15 to 17, coinciding with the government's service contracting program rollout. The action responds to high fuel prices and demands a rollback to P55 per liter. Chairman Mar Valbuena criticized the government's inadequate response to oil price shocks.

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