Why fuel subsidy kitty future is uncertain

Petroleum and Mining PS Andrew Kamau during a briefing session at a Nairobi hotel on February 19, 2019. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The government is struggling to pay oil marketers for the high cuts on their margins to keep pump prices unchanged, making future the fuel subsidy scheme uncertain.

Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau told MPs that the global rally in crude prices has piled pressure on the fund which is fast being depleted.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.