Kenya: 11 Arrested As Police Break Up Fuel Price Protests in Nairobi CBD

Kenya’s Ruto regime suppresses anti-fuel hike protests

The “Total Shutdown Tuesday” protests opposed a sharp fuel price hike, raising petrol prices by over 16 percent and diesel by more than 24 percent. The hike, driven by disruptions to global oil supplies by the US-Israeli war against Iran, has sharply increased the cost of transport and basic goods.

11 arrested in Nairobi as a handful of protesters turn up for demos against hiked fuel prices.

Only a few protesters turned up in Nairobi over fuel price hikes, leading to arrests, while clashes broke out in Machakos despite largely calm conditions in the capital.

Kenya: 11 Arrested As Police Break Up Fuel Price Protests in Nairobi CBD

Nairobi -- Activist Julius Kamau was among eleven protesters arrested in Nairobi's central business district on Tuesday as police moved to disperse small pockets of demonstrations over rising fuel prices.

Kenyan Youths Protest Fuel Hikes as Police Arrest 11 in Nairobi

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/kenyan-youths-protest-fuel-hikes-as-police-arrest-11-in-nairobi/At least 11 people were arrested in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, as Kenyan youths took to the streets under the hashtag #RejectFuelPrices, staging demonstrations against sharp increases in pump prices that have deepened the country’s cost-of-living crisis. The protests came days aft…

Youth Protest Rising Fuel Prices In Kenya

Thousands of young people took to the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday to protest recent increases in petrol and diesel prices. The demonstrations, mobilised largely through social media under the hashtag #RejectFuelPrices, drew significant participation from young Kenyans expressing frustration over rising fuel costs and the broader cost of living. Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura had earlier cautioned against the protests, warning of their po…

Police arrest eleven in attempted fuel protests in Nairobi

"We will take them to court tomorrow to be charged," Nairobi police commander Issa Mohamud said