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Should you decide to tax more, for God’s sake, don’t steal it

"In this world," said Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s foremost presidents, "nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes."

Those words must have rung true with many Kenyans who in spite of protests went to the petrol station on September 1 when a 16 per cent VAT kicked in.

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