Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has agreed to reduce an unpopular fuel tax which caused strikes and widespread anger when it came into force earlier in the month.
In a speech to the nation, the president proposed to halve the levy to 8%,
Mr Kenyatta said he had listened to Kenyans concerns over rising prices, the East African reports.
BBC had previously reported that Kenyatta had rejected a proposal, which would have postponed the tax for two years – signalling that the he seemed unwilling to scrap the unpopular fuel duty.
