{"id":102965,"date":"2023-09-17T20:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/we-cant-keep-quiet-over-high-fuel-prices-wavinya-ndeti"},"modified":"2023-09-17T20:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:48:30","slug":"we-cant-keep-quiet-over-high-fuel-prices-wavinya-ndeti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/we-cant-keep-quiet-over-high-fuel-prices-wavinya-ndeti","title":{"rendered":"We can’t keep quiet over high fuel prices \u2013 Wavinya Ndeti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has called on President William Ruto to put in place measures to lower the cost of fuel in the country.<\/p>\n

Ndeti said the decision to increase fuel prices was a bad idea adding that it will trigger inflation across the various sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n

This, she said, will eventually make the lives of Kenyans who are already struggling worse.<\/p>\n

The governor noted that with the high fuel prices, the movement of goods and people in the country will be affected<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is very tough down here. They should ask us who are at the grassroots because we know how people are on our neck every day so the issue of fuel should be looked into,\u201d Ndeti said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuel is everything; if you tell me to bring food to a certain place I must have fuel. President Ruto should look into that because now we cannot keep quiet about that,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The high cost of fuel has continued to attract sharp criticism from the public and a section of leaders.<\/p>\n

Kenyans have expressed their anger after the government announced sky-high fuel prices on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

For the first time in history, the prices of fuel rose by as high as Sh20 per litre with the big jump expected to have far-reaching consequences to households.<\/p>\n

In the review, the price of petrol is up by almost Sh17 per litre while that of diesel has increased by about Sh21.32 per litre.<\/p>\n

Nyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria on Saturday urged the Government to find a solution through discussions in regard to the high cost of living and increased cost of fuel.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media, Muheria said that poor Kenyans continue to be constrained because they have been cornered everywhere.<\/p>\n

“We need to address the whole issue of energy, fuel, and electricity. It is unfortunate we have witnessed an increase in fuel prices. This is going to affect the common mwanainchi in terms of fare prices,” he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the increased price of Kerosene by Sh33 has only affected the poor as the rich never use kerosene.
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