Step up campaign for equity in provision of public services

A shopper at a supermarket in Nyeri. The cost of living has sharply risen over the past months. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

In a stuffy matatu ride in Nairobi one hot January morning, Mueni can't believe the headline she reads over the shoulder of another passenger - 'Kenya Power seeks increase of electricity prices by up to 78pc'.

It's barely a month since electricity prices already went up by 15 per cent! Similar challenges sweep across the world, from South Africa to Europe, Nigeria and other Latin American countries, an energy crisis is at hand. Back in Kenya, Mueni is dismayed. She was already struggling to keep up with rent, her daughter's school fees, and the sharp increase in the cost of food.