Why it is premature to increase kerosene taxes

An attendant fills up a tank with diesel at a Nanyuki petrol station. Photo | JOSEPH KANYI

Kerosene was always a sensitive and often political product requiring cautious handling because it is the source of cooking and lighting energy for many low income households.

That is why the proponents of increasing taxes on kerosene should diligently ponder the implications. The justification advanced is to combat adulteration of petrol and diesel with kerosene

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