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Uhuru asked to take pay cut instead of increasing tax on fuel

There is no need for the government to overtax a deprived peasant who rarely makes fifty shillings a day. That is why VAT should not be imposed on petroleum products because these are largely used by moneyless Kenyans.

Is it really honourable to use all the day’s sweat on VAT?

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