Senator Nyutu questions Kindiki’s silence over fuel crisis
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, May 21, 2026Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has wondered why Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has remained silent in the ongoing fuel crisis, which has caused public outrage and protests throughout the nation.
Speaking in an interview with a local TV station on Monday, May 21, 2026, Nyutu said it was an opportune time for Kindiki to speak out on the fuel crisis. The senator has questioned the deputy president’s absence from the scene when the crisis broke out during the week, before he appeared before the public from the top of a vehicle, defending the government’s tax policies.
“You wonder where he was, by the way, when the crisis on Monday, no, yesterday, he appeared on top of a vehicle talking of how we need taxes for services to continue,” Nyutu said.
“You are available when there is no crisis and unavailable to sit and guide deliberations in an important meeting and leave Dennis Itumbi, a blogger, to lead the negotiations,” he added.
The Murang’a senator labelled Kindiki as lacking leadership in times of need, as Kenyans had hoped the state’s top leadership would go the extra mile to talk directly to the stakeholders during the fuel crisis.
Nyutu also decried the government’s negotiation process with the transport sector players, saying that influential blogger and digital strategist Dennis Itumbi seemed to be playing an active part in the deliberations instead of senior government officials.
Ndindi Nyoro on parliamentary fuel reforms
The comments from the lawmaker have come at a time when the National Assembly has agreed to consider proposals by Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro aimed at reducing fuel prices, giving him an official platform to present measures he says could lower the cost of fuel.
The move comes as the government continues negotiations with transport sector stakeholders following the nationwide matatu strike triggered by rising fuel prices.
In a communication from Parliament’s Parliamentary Budget Office, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the House confirmed receipt of Nyoro’s May 15, 2026, letter outlining proposed legislative amendments intended to ease fuel costs and cushion Kenyans from the high cost of living.
“The proposals shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution and the National Assembly Standing Orders,” the letter signed by Director of the Parliamentary Budget Office Martin Masinde stated.