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Kenya: Matatu Operators Suspend Nationwide Strike for One Week in Fresh Talks

Kenya: Matatu Operators Suspend Nationwide Strike for One Week in Fresh Talks

Nairobi — Transport sector leaders who dramatically rejected the government’s fuel deal on Monday have now agreed to suspend the nationwide matatu strike for one week to allow fresh negotiations aimed at resolving the standoff over soaring diesel prices.

Leading the shift in tone was transport stakeholder representative Kennedy Kaunda, who had publicly contradicted Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi during chaotic scenes at Transcom House on Monday night, after the government prematurely…

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