Increasing the price of all alcoholic beverages, including beer helps reduce population-level alcohol use, and it helps avoid or delay initiation among youth.
Two years after the Kenya Kwanza government was sworn in, an entirely new generation is on the streets, demonstrating against the ever-rising taxes.
Majority Leader Kimani Ichungw’ah says the high taxes are necessary to ensure the growth of the manufacturing sector.
Out of the 16 scrapped, 10 of the tax proposals concern businesses and were influenced by the private sector.
The 16% VAT tax on bread, 2.5% annual motor vehicle tax, and Eco Levy on locally manufactured products among tax proposals dropped.
The turnabout follows sustained pressure, which culminated in street protests.
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