Uhuru, Raila set to meet MPs as resistance to new taxes rises

Scarcity and scramble for fuel commodity bites in the country following the imposition 16%VAT. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The number of MPs opposing additional taxes on Kenyans has increased even as President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga meet their respective party members today.

Uhuru is expected to host a Jubilee Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting at State House to whip the ruling party’s MPs into backing his recommendations on the Finance Bill, which include an eight per cent value added tax on petroleum products as well as spending cuts.