Kenyan MPs vote to delay fuel tax

A fuel station in Nairobi. The government was planning to introduce a 16 per cent value-added tax on petroleum products. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyan lawmakers Wednesday voted to delay the 16 per cent tax on petroleum products by two more years, effectively shielding poor household from a spike in the cost of living starting Saturday.

MPs said the introduction of the value-added tax on petroleum products would, at the touch of a button, cause a rally in the cost of commodities and transport.