By Mandere Onyinkwa
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has requested the recall of the National Assembly from recess to urgently deliberate on proposed amendments aimed at lowering fuel prices and cushioning Kenyans from rising living costs.
In a letter addressed to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Nyoro urged Parliament to reconvene “at the earliest, preferably Monday” to process the proposed changes.
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The MP said the amendments target taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products, which he argued are contributing to the high cost of living and inflation.
“I respectfully write to request your consideration for the recall of the National Assembly from recess… to deliberate on urgent proposed legislative amendments aimed at reducing the cost of fuel in the country,” Nyoro stated in the letter.
Among the proposals is an amendment to the VAT Act to reduce Value Added Tax on fuel products from 8 percent to zero, effectively making super petrol, diesel and kerosene VAT exempt.
According to Nyoro, the move would lower pump prices by about Sh15.87 per litre for petrol and Sh17.99 per litre for diesel.
“We have proposed amendments on the VAT Act to reduce VAT on fuel products from 8% to Zero thereby making Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene VAT exempt,” he said in a statement.
Nyoro also proposed the reduction of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) by Sh7 through the revocation of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (Imposition of Levy) Order, 2024.
In addition, he noted that a proposal to inject an extra Sh5 billion in diesel subsidies would not necessarily require parliamentary approval.
“All these proposals can reduce the price by an acceptable margin and avert damaging inflationary effects to the economy,” Nyoro said.
In the letter, the legislator further appealed to the Speaker’s office to “favourably consider exercising its authority to recall the National Assembly from recess for the purpose of facilitating the tabling, deliberation, and consideration of the said proposed amendments.”
The proposed changes come amid growing public concern over the rising cost of fuel and its impact on transport, food prices and the general cost of living across the country.
