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Attendant fulling a car at a petrol station along Koinange Street, Nairobi. The fuel shortage experienced on Tuesday built up over the weekend. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Morning commute for motorists in some parts of Nairobi was punctuated by queues at petrol stations on Tuesday, as many sought to buy fuel to no avail.

The situation appeared to worsen as the day progressed, with more petrol stations reporting dry pumps, echoing a scenario in late March last year that developed into a crisis.

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