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Boda boda operators at a fuel station at Kithini market in Machakos County on December 3, 2024. [John Muia, Standard]
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) wants some of the money collected from motorists through the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) to cushion them from sudden spikes in fuel prices to finance electricity connections in off-grid areas.
This, PBO noted, would help increase investments in power infrastructure, particularly in far-flung areas that lack connectivity.
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