President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy President William Ruto and Cabinet Secretary for Finance Henry Rotich consults during the Launch of the Electronic Procurement and payment System at KICC. [File, Standard]
I share deeply in Kenyans’ pain at the pump following the introduction of a 16 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. How I wish this anger could rise to a crescendo. But our anger must be well directed. The culprit is the Government - people we elected and entrusted with resources to keep us happy.