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Why pain at the pump may get worse for consumers in Kenya

The decision by the Government to reintroduce excise duty on kerosene and increase road maintenance levy will hurt consumers.

And as global oil prices stabilise, motorists and households will have to dig deeper into their pockets to afford petrol and kerosene. While justifying the decision, National Treasury CS Henry Rotich said that absence of tax on kerosene has led to adulteration, a practice where some rogue oil marketing companies mix kerosene with other commodities such as petrol to make unfair profits.

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