[File, Standard]Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse, a debilitating fuel shortage caused distress and plunged the country deeper into economic crisis. And left Kenyans angrier. Not from the oil marketers who seem as helpless as the anxious motorists queuing for the precious fuel; not from a hapless government bureaucracy less attuned to the plight of Kenyans queuing late into the night for fuel. The fuel crisis is a manifestation of the state’s heavy hand and clumsy attempt to emasculate private business. Pending bills (in the national and county government) are crushing private business and shattering lives.

Source: Standard Digital April 11, 2022 06:00 UTC