{"id":137349,"date":"2026-04-10T15:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-warns-of-mass-action-if-govt-raises-fuel-prices\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:02:52","slug":"gachagua-warns-of-mass-action-if-govt-raises-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-warns-of-mass-action-if-govt-raises-fuel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua Warns of Mass Action if Govt Raises Fuel Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 10 \u2013 Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has threatened to mobilise nationwide protests if the government increases fuel prices, escalating political pressure over the rising cost of living.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a public engagement in Matuu, Machakos County on Friday, Gachagua warned that Kenyans would take to the streets in protest should any upward review of petroleum prices be effected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you dare to increase the cost of petrol, diesel or kerosene, we will tell Kenyans to go to the streets to ask you to go home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua, who Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka accompanied in his Ukambani tour,accused the government of burdening citizens through taxation on fuel products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to protect Kenyans from the high fuel prices, do away with the 8 percent VAT that you had imposed on oil products and withdraw the Sh7 petroleum levy imposed on every litre of fuel,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of unverified claims, the former Deputy President further alleged that President William Ruto has vested interests in the fuel business and patnered with local firms in the arrangement hinged on the government-to-government oil importation deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuto is in the fuel business in Kenya and has made over Sh1.5 trillion from it. He partnered with a businessman called Njogu from Meru to form Gulf Energy, which is part of the G-to-G arrangement, and they are the ones selling fuel in the country,\u201d Gachagua claimed.<\/p>\n<p>He also alleged that efforts were underway to push up fuel prices through international negotiations alleging that Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi is in middle East negotiating deals that could increase the price of fuel at the pump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we speak, he has sent Njogu and Wandayi to the Middle East to negotiate with the Sheikhs so that they can increase the cost of petrol so that his profits can increase,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 10 \u2013 Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has threatened to mobilise nationwide protests if the government increases fuel prices, escalating political pressure over the rising cost of living. Speaking during a public engagement in Matuu, Machakos County on Friday, Gachagua warned that Kenyans would take to the streets in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}