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Majority of Kenyans opposed to new fuel taxes and housing levy

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IDS director of research Paul Kamau. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Majority of Kenyans are opposed to increased taxation on petroleum products and the implementation of the Housing Levy amid a biting cost of living crisis, according to a new study.

The survey, conducted by Afrobarometer in conjunction with the University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies (IDS), shows that nine in 10 Kenyans disapprove of the government's push to increase taxes on fuel in its bid to generate more ordinary revenue to pay debts and fund its programmes.

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