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Parliament blocks new motorbike tax

Motorcycle registrations rose 53 percent in five years, highlighting the growing popularity of boda boda as a means of transport and source of income. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  OTIATO GUGUYU

Parliament has blocked the government’s attempt to raise motorbike taxes to 15 percent of the value of a unit from a fixed charge of Sh11,608.

MPs rejected the new tax stating it would negatively impact the boda bodas, a popular means of transport.

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