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Working Kenyans in major towns to be hit hardest by fuel taxes

An attendant filling a fuel tank at a Petrol station in Meru on September 3, 2018. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

The new tax imposed on petroleum products will hit Kenyans working in urban centres hardest.

Official data shows that workers spend a huge chunk of their income on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), matatu fare and eating at restaurants and hotels.

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