Water bottlers' lobby petitions Uhuru over taxes

Blue Pearl Water Proprietor Ahmed Mohamed and Water Bottlers Association of Kenya (WBAK) chairman Michael Ochieng during a press briefing at Tudor Water Sport in Mombasa on July 23, 2018. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

Water bottling firms have petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to have new taxes on locally manufactured bottled water withdrawn.

Water Bottlers Association of Kenya chairman Michael Ochieng Tuesday noted the new excise duty, production line, excise stamp duty and VAT will make the the vital commodity more costly for Kenyans from August 1

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