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Double blow for workers as Uhuru piles taxes on pay, hikes prices of goods

President Uhuru Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta has dealt a double-blow to millions of working Kenyans by reducing the amount of money that gets into their pockets even as his taxmeasures push up the prices of basic commodities.

The President’s new tax policies, acrimoniously passed by Parliament on Thursday, will see employees’ take-home salary slashed as they begin contributing 1.5 per cent of their gross pay towards the National Housing Development Fund.

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