Following the recent hike in fuel prices as announced by the Energy and Petroleum regulatory Authority EPRA, Embu residents have decried high economic times. The boda boda and matatu operators observed that commuters were now hesitant to board public transport citing the drop in earnings. They are now calling on the government to come up with measures that will reduce the fuel prices and cushion them from the effects of Covid 19. They also accused the political class of abandoning their duty to oversight the government from overspending hence increase of taxes.