Protect Kenyans from slipping back to dirty fuels

The rapid uptake of renewable energy witnessed in Kenya over the last years now hangs in the balance, attributable to the Finance Bill 2020.

The bill seeks to change the Value Added Tax (VAT) status from exempt to standard rated 14 per cent on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), inputs or raw materials supplied to manufacture of solar equipments including deep cycle-sealed batteries which exclusively use or store solar power.