Kenya Lawmakers Vote to Keep Fuel Tax at 8%

Kenya Lawmakers Vote to Keep Fuel Tax at 8%

Kenya's lawmakers voted on Wednesday 14 October to hold fuel VAT at 8% for 90 days; the finance chair says six months of relief cost about US$416 million.

Ruto signs fuel VAT extension as motorists react to EPRA’s latest price review

President William Ruto has cleared an extension of reduced fuel VAT after EPRA applied the 8pc rate in its latest review.

Ruto signs Tax Laws Amendment Bill, retains 8pc VAT on fuel for 90 Days

President William Ruto signed the Tax Laws Amendment Bill, 2026, into law, retaining the reduced eight per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products for 90 days to cushion Kenyans against the economic effects of the crisis in the Middle East. Ruto signed the Bill on Friday, October 16, at the Eldoret State Lodge, [...]

President Ruto Signs New Taxes Into Law to Boost Housing, Cut Fuel VAT

President William Ruto has signed the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026, cutting VAT on petroleum products from 16 percent to eight percent for another 90 days. Coming days after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority raised fuel prices, the move aims to cushion Kenyans against the current […]

MPs approve extension of 8% VAT on fuel for another 90 days

The National Assembly has approved the Tax Laws Amendment Bill which seeks to extend the reduction of Value Added Tax on petroleum products from 16% to 8%. The bill which contains amendments to VAT Act introduced by the Majority Leader Kimani Ichungw’a targets to extend the relief which was introduced in April this year to […]

Parliament Passes Bill to Extend 8% VAT on Fuel for Up to Six Months

Kenya's National Assembly approved a bill to keep the reduced 8% VAT on petrol, diesel and kerosene for another 90 days, with a possible three‑month extension.