Leading PSV firms including Super Metro, Metro Trans, Forward Travellers SACCO, Latema Travellers and Countrylink announced they would withdraw their fleets from the roads in solidarity with a nationwide transport sector strike over the rising cost of fuel.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 — Major public transport operators across Kenya suspended services on Monday in a coordinated nationwide protest against soaring fuel prices, triggering fears of widespread commuter disruption, supply chain delays and economic paralysis.

Leading PSV firms including Super Metro, Metro Trans, Forward Travellers SACCO, Latema Travellers and Countrylink announced they would withdraw their fleets from the roads in solidarity with a nationwide transport sector strike over the rising cost of fuel.

The shutdown, backed by multiple transport associations under the Transport Sector Alliance, is expected to heavily affect movement in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and along key highways including the Northern Corridor and Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.

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In notices issued Sunday evening, operators blamed the sharp increase in diesel and petrol prices for making transport operations unsustainable.

Metro Trans said the continued rise in fuel costs had severely disrupted normal business operations, adding that it could no longer absorb the financial burden without affecting commuters.

The company also raised alarm over the growing price gap between kerosene and other petroleum products, warning that cheaper kerosene could encourage fuel adulteration and damage vehicle engines.

Forward Travellers SACCO said it was suspending operations in solidarity with fellow motorists protesting the fuel price hike.

“Forward Travellers SACCO wishes to inform the public that operations will be suspended tomorrow, Monday 18th, in solidarity with fellow motorists protesting the fuel price hike,” the company said in a statement.

Latema Travellers also confirmed it would temporarily suspend operations because of the strike.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya