Strait of Hormuz troubles put Kenya on fresh price alert

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A pump attendant fuels a customer's vehicle at the Rubis Koinange Service Station in Nairobi on July 14, 2026.

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Kenya faces fresh pressure on fuel prices, transport costs and industrial supplies after shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to single digits, raising fears of deeper disruption to imports from the Gulf.

Preliminary ship-tracking data by Reuters showed on Friday that only seven vessels transited the waterway on Thursday, marking a significant drop compared to the 10-day average of 15 vessels.

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