President William Ruto stated on Sunday that gas cylinder prices would not be reduced to between Ksh.300 and Ksh.500 for a 6-kilogram barrel by June.
On March 2, Ruto stated, "In order to reduce gas prices, we will remove the tax, and the gas cylinders you buy will be reduced from Ksh.2800 to Ksh.300 or Ksh.500 from the month of June."
However, in a joint media interview with journalists at State House in Nairobi, the president stated that the idea was no longer feasible within the time frame specified.
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He stated that the idea needed to be approved in the next fiscal year's budget, which goes into effect on July 1.
"This must first be approved in the budget." There is no way to avoid the tax until a new budget is passed. "June 1 will not be possible until we pass it through Parliament," Ruto explained.
"June would be possible if we had passed it through the supplementary budget." But we tried, and it was impossible because it would require us to modify a law."
He assured Kenyans that the plan is still in place, stating, "We have planned it well, and it is in our budget." We will also securitize the kerosene tax to reduce gas prices."
During the re-launch of the Women Enterprise Fund in March, the head of state said removing taxes on the import of gas would make the prices drop from the current ksh 2800 for the 12kg to ksh 500 shillings for the smaller cooking gas cylinder will drop to ksh 300.
“Ili tupunguze gharama ya gesi tumesema tunaondoa ushuru na ya pili, ule mtungi mnanunua, kuanzia mwezi wa sita huo mtungi utapunguzwa bei kutoka Ksh.2800 mpaka Ksh.500 ama Ksh.300” - President William Ruto
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