FUEL SHORTAGE HURTS: ROUND UP OF EVENTS IN KENYA.

Effects of VAT on fuel.

Our dear economy is fully driven by fuel, and so any slight wave in the petroleum industry sends the whole country into total darkness.

This was painly felt countrywide after the trteasury decided to compel the Enery regulatory commision to effect a Value added tax (VAT) at a normal rate of 16%.

Long queues at local petrol stationsImage source

Earlier on, the Public vehicles owners association had called for a two hours park-and-leave demonstration countrywide. It took place whereby in major roads vehicles were parked and left as a show of protesting the intended tax effect. However this did not yield the much needed results.

Striking vehicle operators due to fuel price increases.Image source

The struggle continues and the latest development being a Court located at Western part of the country issuing order to scrap of the tax charged in order to ease the burden on the citizens.

As we await to see the implementation of the orders on a new week, long queues continue being witnessed on major petrol stations as a result.

Let's keep watching as everything unfolds.

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