Kenya’s middle class now sitting target for tax raids

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Experts are warning that some middle class families may not be as stable financially as the government thinks. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

Kenya’s fledgling middle class is increasingly bearing the brunt of the high cost of living, which has been aggravated by various State policies that have pushed up prices of power, water, airtime, fuel and beer.

The middle-class' woes have been compounded after the Ruto administration started implementing policies to use the consumer class to cushion other segments of society.

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