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Address farmers' woes before imposing new tax

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Farmers drying harvested Maize in Uasin Gishu County on August 31, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Plans by the government to slap farmers with a five per cent withholding tax could be ill-advised coming at a time when the sector is reeling from a myriad of challenges.

While paying taxes on all income is an obligation for all Kenyans, the government should perhaps slow down on the plan to increase taxes for farmers and first address the major challenges that the sector faces.

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