Fuel prices have once again hit the roof in Kenya this ending week,in a development that has seen business owners here offload the burden on defenseless consumers.
The business owners have now increased prices for some essential commodities and services ostensibly to contain the increase ,but underlying is the fact that the prices have been inflated to levels that can pass for consumer exploitation.
The most affected of these consumers are Kenyans living in the outskirts of Nairobi and thus have to commute to work daily.A spot check by The Hard-nosed Column has established that matatu operators have increased fare by 100 per cent,an unprecedented phenomenon.
Earlier this year,a body was set up to regulate fuel prices here,but that seems to have not borne fruit as reports indicate the recent increase is beyond fuel prices in other international markets.
The country lacks a strong consumer-protection organization,something that exposes consumers against exploitation.
Currently,the price of unleaded petrol stands at ksh100 per liter in many gas stations,a sh8 increase from ksh92 previous cost.
But even then consumers here are not complaining,a situation that could cause more lethal consumer exploitation.
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