Comedian and Philanthropist Eric Omondi has staged a demonstration over the rising fuel prices by walking along a road while pulling dozens of empty yellow jerricans.
In a viral video, the activist was seen dragging a long chain of empty jerricans tied together as he walked near a petrol station in Nairobi.
Several young men accompanied him, helping arrange the jerricans along the roadside and near the petrol station.
The protest followed the latest fuel price review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), which increased Super Petrol prices by Sh16.65 per litre and diesel by Sh46.29 per litre.
The empty jerricans, commonly used to store fuel and water, appeared to symbolise the strain high fuel prices are placing on households and transport costs.
In the video, Omondi questioned the rising cost of living, saying the prices of fuel, food and school fees had become too expensive for many Kenyans.
“Hi guys, Eric Omondi here. The cost of living in this country is extremely high. Kila kitu ni expensive, nyanya imepanda, school fees imepanda, mafuta imepanda,” he said.
He also said that leaders were living comfortably while ordinary citizens continued to struggle with the increasing cost of basic commodities.
“Leaders are living in luxury while the common mwananchi living standards are going up every day. Lazima tuseme imetosha,” Eric added.
