Fuel prices remain same despite KRA order

Motorists fuel their cars at Kobil Petrol Station along Langata road, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Expect to pay more at the pump any moment from now after Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that the 16 per cent VAT on petroleum products is effective today.

There was confusion as to whether the government would start charging the levy despite Parliament postponing it for two years.