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Low-hanging fruit: Why KRA keeps raiding the pump

Petroleum plays a critical role in the economy from lighting and cooking to transportation and powering industries. [Courtesy]

Out of every Sh100 that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected in the last financial year, Sh14 was from taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products.

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