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Kudos to MPs for saving poor Kenyans from punitive fuel tax

Today, we want to salute members of the National Assembly for living up to their calling, which is to champion the interests of their constituencies.

Many times we have been hard, even harsh, towards our MPs for being selfish and displaying utter ineptitude when it comes to carrying out their mandate. But on Wednesday, they selflessly voted for the common mwananchi; by shooting down a draconian proposal that would have seen the price of a litre of petrol rise to Sh131, in September, from the current Sh113.

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