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A group of Kenyan protestors led by comedian Eric Omondi blocked Nairobi’s Parliament Road on 21st February while protesting against the high cost of living including that of electricity and cooking oil.
A group of Kenyan protestors led by comedian Eric Omondi, blocked Nairobi’s Parliament Road on 21st February while protesting against the high cost of living including that of electricity and cooking oil.
The demonstrators wanted to meet the National Assembly Speaker to convey that the citizens were conned by legislators by passing a bill that resulted in higher levels of taxation. However, they were denied permission to meet the speaker by the security agencies. There are also reports that the police lobbed teargas to disperse the shirtless protesters. Some demonstrators including Omondi were reportedly arrested.
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The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics pegged the inflation rate at 8.9% in January. Authorities maintain that the inflation and shortages of essential goods including foodstuffs are on account of reasons beyond the country’s control, such as Russian-Ukraine war and after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is also a fact that Kenya, as a part of its deal with the IMF loan to overcome its present foreign exchange crisis, is trying to slash the high quantum of subsidies being granted to food and fuel.
