How MPs deleted 5pc mitumba tax in draft Finance Bill

Kenyans pick through second-hand shoes at Gikomba market in Nairobi on February 4, 2024.  

Photo credit: File | Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

The National Assembly Finance Committee deleted a five percent tax on Mitumba imports from a draft Finance Bill that had the backing of the Treasury and State House amid pressure to reinstate the duty.

The final Finance Bill published by the committee did not have the tax for the second hand shoes and clothed despite the draft from the Treasury containing the five percent duty.

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