Grapevine

By Standard Media
Jul 24, 2024

Transporters threaten to strike over hiked road maintenance levy

Trucks in a past gridlock near Malaba, Busia County. [File, Standard]

Public transport sector players have threatened to go on strike if the new Sh25 road maintenance levy is not scrapped.

Addressing the media along Mfangano Street, Nairobi, Wednesday, associations of long-distance drivers, offline and digital taxi operators, and matatu operators termed the government's decision to increase the levy from Sh18 to Sh25 illegal and discriminatory.

Kenyans were shocked at the new levy, which was contained in the controversial Finance Bill 2024, which has since been withdrawn by President William Ruto.

“We reject the illegal increase of the road maintenance levy from Sh18 to Sh25 by the government without public participation,” said Benard Omondi, chairman of Public Service Vehicles - Business Membership Co-operation of Kenya.