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Showdown looms as MPs dig in after Uhuru, Raila pleas

Members of the National Assembly consult at the lobby during the special sitting to deliberate on the finance bill 2018 that affect VAT of petroleum products at Parliament on Tuesday 18/09/18. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga's grip on Parliament will be tested on Thursday 20th September after some Members of Parliament (MPs) remained defiant despite meetings by the leaders to lobby support for the new tax proposals.

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