Kenyans have been pushed to the wall after the state abruptly suspended a fuel subsidy designed to cushion households and motorists from higher fuel prices triggered by a surge in international crude oil price that is currently hovering at around $75 per barrel from $63.35 per barrel in June.
The latest policy shift has seen fuel prices jump to an all-time high, fuelling inflation and sparking off public uproar over the increased cost of living already worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
