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Originally published by The Standardtop
April 21, 2026
8h ago
Activists demand system overhaul as fuel protests rock Nairobi

Political activists and governance analysts have called for a complete overhaul of Kenya's governance system as protesters hit Nairobi streets, defying police over record fuel prices...
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Political activists and analysts are demanding a complete overhaul of Kenya's governance system as protests against record-high fuel prices erupted in Nairobi on Tuesday.
- Record prices include super petrol at Sh197.60 per litre and diesel at Sh196.63.
- Key figures include political activist Wanjira Wanjiru and governance and security analyst Stella Agara, who cited police brutality and elite-captured parliament.
- The protests, declared unlawful by the National Police Service, are also shadowed by recent bloodshed where 3 people died following police firing live rounds in Mbeere North, Embu County.
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