Your Economics Is Bad For Politics, Mutahi Ngunyi Calls Out Ruto

Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has called out President William Ruto over the recent wave of tax hikes being implemented.

Mutahi posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, questioning how EPRA can increase the price of kerosene by over 30%, adding that poor kenyans are suffering.

Dear Ruto: Your ECONOMICS is bad for POLITICS. How does EPRA increase Kerosene PRICES by 33%? And Diesel by 20%? The POOR use Kerosene to COOK and Matatus use DIESIEL to MOVE. The poor are HURTING and all headlines this week are about more TAXES. Do NOT lose the PLOT My Fren.

— Mutahi Ngunyi (@MutahiNgunyi) September 14, 2023

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Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry Moses Kuria has stated that Kenya will continue to raise fuel prices by Kes 10 each month till February of next year.

The CS stated on X, formerly Twitter, that petrol prices will be at least Kes 250 per liter.

The announcement came just hours after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) raised the price of Super Petrol by Kes 16.96, Diesel by Kes 21.32, and Kerosene by Kes 33.13 per litre.

According to EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, the increased rates are attributable to the weighted average cost of imported refined petroleum products.