Explore all the options before costly carbon tax

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Heavy traffic jam along University way in Nairobi on April 22, 2022. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

The plan to introduce a new tax for motorists and companies to curb carbon emissions is plausible but ill-timed.

Under the plan, the State is seeking the introduction of a congestion charge — a fee charged on cars driven in zones marked as heavy traffic areas such as the central business district.

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