Kenyans Outraged Over Rising Fuel Prices
April 20, 2011
Members of Kenya's civil society chant slogans during a demonstration outside the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, April 19, 2011
Discontent is rising in Kenya's public and private sectors over the record-setting price of fuel
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With ongoing unrest in North Africa and border clashes in northern and southern Sudan, the price of fuel is reaching new heights in Kenya. The price has already topped 110 shillings per liter of petrol in Nairobi, or $1.30, a new record for the East African nation. The price has jumped from under 90 shillings just over a month ago, prompting concern for Kenya’s people and government alike.
With no end in sight, hundreds of protesters from Kenya’s civil society and working classes took to the streets of Nairobi Tuesday to demand relief from Kenyan lawmakers.
But in the halls of parliament, tensions were also running high, with the blame for high prices landing on the shoulders of Kenya’s Ministry of Energy. Led by MP Ababu Namwamba, parliamentarians grilled Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi, holding corruption within his department responsible for the rising prices. MP John Mbadi suggested that Murungi resign, saying he spent more time in court as a witness than at his post.
Murungi rejected the charges of incompetence and corruption, telling the chamber he was addressing issues of graft.
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