Until earlier this week, few Kenyans outside the transport and tourism sectors knew the name of Kennedy Kaunda. However, the tour guides’ association boss has now emerged as one of the country’s most talked-about public figures after his dramatic confrontation with senior government officials during negotiations over the ongoing fuel price crisis. Kaunda, who serves
CEO of the East Africa Tour Guides and Drivers Association, Kennedy Kaunda, denied that transport leaders received a ‘brown envelope’ to cancel the strike they called over the fuel prices. Kennedy stated that EATGDA cancelled the planned strike in good faith after they engaged the government in talks for seven days with no results. ‘Whether
Kennedy Kaunda is the Group CEO of the East Africa Tour Guides & Drivers Association (EATGDA), an organisation that brings together tour guides and drivers across East Africa. He became widely known in Kenya after speaking during the nationwide transport protests caused by high fuel prices in May 2026. Following his comments during the fuel
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