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Tough Nairobi life, VAT sends Ugandan goalkeeper home

Mathias Kigonya

Heavy taxation in Kenya is one of the reasons Ugandan goalkeeper Mathias Kigonya left the county in a huff, The Nairobian has learnt.

Kigonya is recuperating from the tough burden of having to part with extra coins as life in Nairobi continue to shoot through the roof with each passing day, thanks to the eight percent VAT.

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