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Fuel pump prices to go up as State lines up hike in road levy

An attendant fuels a car at a filling station on Nairobi's Koinange Street. [File, Standard]

The cost of transport is set to go up in the coming months as the Transport Ministry starts the process of hiking one of the fuel taxes, setting Kenyans up for more pain at the pump.

The Road Maintenance Levy, which is one of the highest levies that make up the pump price, is set to go up by Sh7 per litre of diesel and petrol to Sh25 from the current Sh18.

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