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State backtracks on move to increase road maintenance levy

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Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. [File, Standard]

The government has been forced to backtrack on the proposal to increase the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) on petrol and diesel by 39 per cent, following public outcry.

The Sh7 increase would have totaled Sh25 from the current Sh18. This would have addressed the funding shortfall of Sh157 billion since 2016.

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