Should Kenyans Rejoice Yet?
After President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, the government will give Sh34.4 billion to oil marketers as a subsidy in an effort to alleviate the present gasoline crisis.
Margaret Mwanzia 
Its purpose is to protect Kenyans from the rising expense of fuel as a result of the global energy crisis.
Despite the government's warnings to market participants against stockpiling the commodity, the statewide shortage of petrol persisted on Monday.
The immediate impact of the country's acute energy deficit has been demonstrated by the fact that several petrol stations have resorted to limiting motorists to a maximum of Sh2, 000 worth of fuel.
This high cost has been passed on to other corporate sectors, resulting in costs being passed on to customers.
Boda boda operators who talked to the media expressed their dissatisfaction with the current situation and urged appropriate government agencies to act quickly to prevent them from going out of business.
They claimed they had been compelled to raise tickets by much to 150 percent, claiming that distances that formerly cost Sh50 now cost Sh150.
As the shortage threatens to become a national disaster, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and a group of MPs have urged the government to cancel the licenses of petroleum dealers who are creating artificial scarcity in order to keep gasoline prices low.
Muturi and Ugenya MP David Ochieng, speaking on separate occasions, said it was past time for Parliament, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the Kenya Competition Authority to take up the issue and spare Kenyans from the current gasoline crisis.
Kenyans will not accept being fleeced by cartels, said Ochieng, who was speaking in Ugenya, adding that he will take the matter to Parliament and have key petroleum players summoned for interrogation.
