Nairobi protest planned for Monday over high fuel prices and soaring cost of living
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The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders has notified the police of plans to hold a peaceful demonstration against high fuel prices in Nairobi on Monday, October 26.
In a letter dated Thursday, October 22, which was received at the Police Service Headquarters on the same day, the coalition said the march would begin along Kimathi Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) and proceed until State House.
“We, the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders, hereby notify your office of our intention to hold a peaceful demonstration on Monday, 26 October 2026, to protest the high cost of fuel and its impact on the cost of living The assembly point will be Kimathi Street, with the intended destination being State House, Nairobi,” the letter stated.
