Tax on text books hurting results, say publishers

Kenya Publishers Association Council Member Kithaka wa Mberia (left), Moran Publishers Ltd General Manager Mary Maina and Phoenix Publishers CEO John Mwazemba during a press conference at a Nairobi hotel yesterday. [PHOTO: ANGELA MAINA/STANDARD]

Your child is likely to perform poorly in languages again if the Government fails to zero-rate tax on text books.

The Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) yesterday attributed the low performance in languages in the just released Standard Eight results to low interaction with books.