Kenya: Relief At the Pump As MPs Slash Fuel Vat to 8 Percent

Nairobi — The National Assembly has approved the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, lowering VAT on petroleum products from 16 percent to 8 percent for a period of three months, in a move lawmakers say is aimed at cushioning Kenyans against rising fuel prices.

Finance Committee Chairperson Kuria Kimani, while seconding the motion, said Parliament was responding to what he described as a national crisis affecting households and businesses.

“As Kenyans are aware, we are facing a crisis, and…