The 16 per cent VAT on petroleum products will take effect on Saturday, Treasury CS Henry Rotich confirmed.
This will see pump prices for petrol and diesel go up by 10 per cent while Kerosene will increase by 12 per cent, Rotich said. In effect, a litre of petrol will retail at Sh125.21, Sh112.90 for diesel and Sh95.19 for a litre of kerosene.
Rotich’s directive goes against Parliament’s decision on Wednesday to suspend the implementation of the levy until September 1, 2020. The amendment to the Finance Bill, 2018, moved in the National Assembly by Suna East MP Junet Mohamed was meant to cushion Kenyans from high cost of living. The implementation of the VAT now spells hard times for the majority of Kenyans as prices of basic commodities, including bus fare, will rise.
With Kenyans demanding for the reduction, NASA Supporters have turned against Jubilee counter throwing jibes at them. Here are some of the jibes.
Jubilee supporters pushing for this #PunguzaBeiYaMafuta should be reminded to use this card whenever they want to fuel. pic.twitter.com/UYQoKiXAwH
— Hon Lee Makwiny (@leemakwiny) September 2, 2018
#PunguzaBeiYaMafuta The Jubilee government is Killing us with taxes. Ruto is in jubilee, Ruto wants to vie for presidency. Idiots will still vote for him… There's Something very wrong with Kenyans. Huu ni mwiba wa kujichoma!
— вιℓℓ. (@stillBiIl) September 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/WAINAINAGithii/status/1035799760396070914
Uhuru's regime should increase fuel price to Ksh 250 per litre of petrol. He is a genius and God sent. #Wembe #PunguzaBeiYaMafuta
— Eric (@amerix) September 1, 2018
Webe ni ure ure. 😬. Am surprised the people who were filthing in the mouth with insults are complaining. If they must talk, can they do something that will not make us wait til 2022…otherwise suffer in silence.
— Mwaurah THINK Inc (@mmwaurah) September 1, 2018
— Hoi_polloi (@polloi196) September 1, 2018
I can see Kuumira Kuumira & Team Tanga Tanga are on #PunguzaBeiYaMafuta you people should spare us the noise. Jubilee needs money to fund the manifesto you overwhelmingly campaigned for. Lipe ushuru pole pole
— KENNETH (@IkeOjuok) September 1, 2018
I don't know if Kumira Kumira Generation knew about 16% VAT all along….The stupid slogan "Mundu wa Nyumba" is currently inactive….Those who thought Uhuru would save Kenya from cartels please welcome to"Hell" and feel at home… #PunguzaBeiYaMafuta
— Don Nebaveli (@Nebaveli) September 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt/status/1035825130470088704