DP Kindiki accuses opposition of incitement over fuel crisis
Legal analysts and civil society actors argue that such political alignment contravenes established international and national standards governing human rights institutions...
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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has accused the opposition of inciting Kenyans over the current fuel crisis and assured that the government is implementing measures to reduce prices.
- The government has reduced VAT on fuel from 13 per cent to 8 per cent.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki stated that fuel prices will return to pre-war levels.
- Kindiki dismissed street demonstrations as a solution and urged Kenyans not to be swayed by the opposition's politicization of the issue.
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