This girl from Mukuru slum in Nairobi reads using a kerosene tin lamp for lighting. The price of kerosene, which many slum dwellers use for lighting has increased in the past week by Sh9 up to Ksh90 per litre. TOM MARUKO | NATION
A woman carrying luggage walks past a petrol station in Eldoret town with her children on April 16, 2011. The cost of fuel which went up by Sh9 per litre is an indicator of hard times for many Kenyans. JARED NYATAYA | NATION
A woman buys paraffin in Kibera slums, Nairobi, April 16,2011. Fuel prices have shot up since last week. HEZRON NJOROGE | NATION.
A man shops at a supermarket in Nairobi. Food prices are on the increase as a result of the increase in fuel prices. FREDRICK ONYANGO | NATION 
Jane Wamucii weighs whole meal flour made from maize, sorghum and millet for sale at Mudavadi market in Nyeri, central kenya, April 19, 2011. The high cost of maize has pushed the price of the flour from Sh60 last month to Sh80 per kilogramme. The flour serves as an alternative to those who cannot afford the packed flour from the supermarkets. JOSEPH KANYI | NATION
Civil society members demonstrate in Nairobi, April 19, 2011 to push the Kenyan government to lower food and fuel prices. FREDRICK ONYANGO
Civil society activists carrying placards and a metal chain march in Nairobi, April 19, 2011 to protest the increase in fuel and food prices. TOM MARUKO |
Members of the civil society demonstrate on Nairobi streets, April 19 2011 to push Kenyan government to lower food and fuel prices. FREDRICK ONYANGO | NATION
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