Anger, anxiety as more Kenyans react to steep rise in fuel prices

Traffic snarl up on Mombasa Road which inconvenienced many many travelers and people who were going to work. [Maxwell Agwanda,Standard]

Public uproar yesterday greeted the State’s move to increase fuel products' retail prices to historical highs, with many Kenyans terming the move unwise.

Kenyans who spoke to The Standard expressed anger, frustration and fear over the high cost of petroleum products, noting that the State had hit them at the worst possible time.

The high...