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Uproar: All eyes on judges as fares shoot up

Passengers wait to book tickets from a PSV service firm in Kakamega yesterday. The management of the firm said increased fuel prices have generated anxiety among vehicle owners. [ Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

Kenyans will be waiting with bated breath for the results of two cases filed in the High Court to block an additional tax that has triggered higher fuel prices. 

In two petitions separately filed against the Government in Nairobi and Kisumu counties yesterday, the petitioners have opposed the 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products that has sparked public outrage.

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