Kenya’s Fuel Crisis of May 2026: The Unexpected Casualty of Washington’s Energy Imperialism

US-Israeli disruption of global energy flows by bombing Iran and precipitating the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) is shaking US allies first, and exposes Washington’s long-term policy of constricting global petroleum supply.

Washington’s Ill-Conceived War and the Resulting High Fuel Prices

In addition to the SoH closure, these high fuel prices in Western countries and their allies are caused by Washington’s long-term US policy of suppressing global petroleum supplies by bombing oil-rich countries or sanctioning others. Without Washington’s decades of wars and sanctions on oil-rich countries, the petroleum supply would be many times higher, and prices would be significantly lower. Western countries and their allies have allowed the US to interfere with this supply, hoping they will be safe, but it appears that they will also face adverse effects, including inflation and protests, which can also cause political turbulence. Kenya was the first to experience a crippling boycott in its transport sector on May 18 and 19, 2026, revealing how long-term effects of ill-conceived policy will catch up with those who remain silent about Washington’s imperialism for myopic ends.

Poor Quality of Leadership and Citizens’ Low Tolerance for Pressure

The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran is exposing both the political and economic weaknesses of the West’s allies. Before the war, the West would regularly blame the many cycles of Iranians’ economic protests (which resulted from Western sanctions) on the supposed incompetence and mismanagement by Iran’s........

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