The rising cost of living has separately attracted the ire of a cross section of Southern Nyanza leaders who have urged the authorities to give first priority to fixing the economy.
Southern Nyanza diocese ACK bishop John Omangi said the hike on petroleum products will hurt citizens already grappling with the high cost of living.
The bishop questioned the rationale behind the price increment while those in other East African countries who imported the crude oil from the same source were low.
He petitioned the petroleum regulatory body to consider reviewing the current prices with a view to making life affordable for Kenyans.
Blaming covid-19 for contributing to the current economic hardships, Omangi thanked the government for procuring the vaccine but urged the top leadership to go for it first.
Rachel Otundo, secretary to Gusii Governance Watch lobby called for reinstatement of tax relief and introduction of subsidies to job losers to cushion Kenyans from the effects of the pandemic.
A Migori politician Kennedy Festus observed residents of the region no longer depended on fish and gold mining after its exploitation became unsustainable.