Ruto to drop fuel cushion in policy shift against subsidies

An attendant fills a tank at Rubis Petrol Station on Koinange Street in Nairobi. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

President William Ruto indicated on Tuesday he will imminently drop the fuel subsidy, setting up Kenyans for higher transportation and production costs.

Dr Ruto said in his inauguration speech that the economy cannot sustain consumption subsidies in the coming months, pointing to a policy shift that may see him leave the prices of food and fuel to be determined by the market forces of supply and demand -- at least in the near term.

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