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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