{"id":8952,"date":"2026-04-16T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=8952"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:52:23","slug":"uda-dismisses-opposition-claims-on-fuel-crisis-as-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/uda-dismisses-opposition-claims-on-fuel-crisis-as-misleading\/","title":{"rendered":"UDA dismisses opposition claims on fuel crisis as misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UDA dismisses opposition claims on fuel crisis as misleading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.png 694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has dismissed claims by the opposition regarding the current fuel situation, terming them misleading and politically driven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the party headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday, April 16, 2026, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar accused opposition leaders of misrepresenting facts about fuel prices and the government\u2019s response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar said the opposition\u2019s recent press briefing was \u201cdeceptive and calculated,\u201d arguing that it did not reflect the realities of the global energy market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe attention of UDA has been drawn to a rather misleading media briefing by the opposition. Much of what was presented was inaccurate and a misrepresentation of the true situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He maintained that the government has been implementing measures to cushion consumers from rising costs of imported fuel, noting that price fluctuations are largely influenced by global market dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar further criticized the opposition for what he described as spreading falsehoods on how fuel pricing is managed, insisting that the government remains committed to stabilizing the sector and protecting consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarks come amid ongoing public concern over fuel prices, which have continued to rise in recent months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UDA dismisses opposition claims on fuel crisis as misleading The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8954,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8952\/revisions\/8954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}