Four People Killed in Kenyan Protests Over Surging Fuel Prices
A burning barricade during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices in Nairobi on May 18.
Photographer: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty ImagesFour people were killed and 30 were injured as protests erupted in Kenya over soaring fuel prices and paralyzed public transport across major cities.
Bus and taxi operators called the strike from Monday to pressure the government to do more to offset the fallout from the war in Iran. Diesel costs have jumped 50% and gasoline prices 20% in the East African nation since fighting began on Feb. 28.