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Road levy hike sets Ruto up for fight with Gen Z on cost of living

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EPRA Managing Director Daniel. [File, Standard]

The government has gone back on its word that it would not hike the road maintenance and increased it by Sh7 per litre of diesel and super petrol.

The hike in the levy, which the Transport Ministry had just last week assured Kenyans would not happen following public outcry, will increase to Sh25 per litre of the two products that are heavily used in transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors.

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