Article 75QYC Transport workers in Kenya strike over rising cost of fuel

Transport workers in Kenya strike over rising cost of fuel

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A strike by transport workers brought Kenya to a near standstill yesterday, forcing many Kenyans to walk or squeeze onto one of the few available public buses. Known as "Matatu protests" - after the privately-owned minibuses that strikers represented - the demonstrations were halted earlier today to allow for negotiations with the government over the rising price of fuel. Host Marco Werman learned more from Karuti Kanyinga, a political scientist at the University of Nairobi.

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