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The multi-million-shilling Maungu lorry park in Taita Taveta, which was supposed to reduce congestion in the town and increase the county’s revenue collection, is underutilised.
The fuel strike highlighted Kenya’s fragile transport system, rising energy pressures and the urgent need for mass transit and fuel reserves.
Transport in Nyeri and Murang’a was paralysed as matatu operators threatened a strike over fuel prices, triggering closures, stranded commuters and heightened security operations.
Politicians have characterised the fuel strike as sabotage by a certain community. Analysts have warned that tribal exchanges could push the country to the brink.
With public service vehicles kept off the roads and bus fares doubled, thousands of Kenyans were forced to walk long distances to work while others stayed home and lost income.
Kenya's flower industry lost an estimated Sh200 million on Monday, May 18, after a nationwide transport strike paralysed cargo movement to JKIA, the Kenya Flower Council says.
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