This is despite a sharp rise in the cost of fuel, which has attracted the ire of Kenyans. This is even as all indications are that fuel prices will keep rising to keep pace with crude oil prices. Consumers Federation of Kenya said the ministry should plough back the money it has collected through levy in subsidising retail prices for Kenyans. The lobby notes that the levy may have been more of a tax-raising measure than a tool to stabilise fuel prices. He added that the proposed regulations should also explain ways in which money from PDL Fund cushion consumers.

Source: Standard Digital March 15, 2021 17:20 UTC