Consumers will bear burden of packaging levy, Omtatah warns

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. [File, Standard]

Women and motor vehicle owners will be hardest hit by a new levy introduced by the Kenya Kwanza government, which will be paid by manufacturers, a court in Nairobi has been told.

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, Bernard Muchiri, Naomi Masati and Kelvin Saitoti, in their case before the Environment and Lands Court, argue that the cost of sanitary pads and car parts will shoot up if the government continues with its plan to have the new levy, which is meant to finance waste recycling and environmental conservation.