At least four people were killed and more than 30 injured during protests that erupted across Kenya on Monday, as a crippling public transport strike fueled anger over a sharp rise in fuel prices linked to the Iran war and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a televised briefing a number of people were also injured. “We lost ‌four Kenyans ‌in ​today’s violence, which also ​saw more than 30 ⁠people ​injured,” ​he said. Last week, Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority raised retail fuel prices by 23.5%, doubling down on last month’s 24.2% hike. Kenya is one of many African countries which depend on fuel imports from the Gulf, suspended amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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    1 day ago

    The worst part is, as someone who live in a country who have petroil extraction and refineries, we still attached to the petrodollar bullshit, thanks that asshole of a vampire we had as a president in 2017