President William Ruto has announced that the prices of the 6kg gas cylinder will be reduced from Ksh 2,800 to Ksh300 by the month of June.
Speaking during the launch of the Women Fund at KICC on Thursday, March 2, the President indicated that the move was aimed at reducing the cost of living. He added that the new price would range from Ksh300 as a minimum to a maximum of Ksh500.
"Currently, a 6kg cylinder costs about Ksh2,800, and with the subsidy, the price will fall to about Ksh500 in the next financial year beginning July this year.
"I have stated that from the month of June, we will put plans in place to ensure that women use clean energy. The first thing that we will do is remove the tax on gas. That 8 per cent the government takes will be removed to allow more Kenyans to have gas," he stated.
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On the other hand, he warned unscrupulous business individuals who were planning on taking advantage of the directive that they would be placed under the microscope.
"I must warn those refilling gas because a number refill the gas on substandard cylinders which have caused a lot of harm. Your days are numbered.
"Some people are also very clever. They say that they have refilled a 5kg gas but in the true sense, the gas inside is only 3kgs. All these people must be removed from this business," he affirmed.
To this effect, Ruto directed the Ministry of Interior to commence registration of all gas refilling stations to ensure that they were licenced.
The announcement by Ruto came after he launched the Taifa Gas plant at the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone in Likoni Constituency.
At the event, he stated that the reduction of tax was part of the government's plans to ensure that all schools use LPG gas by 2025.
"By 2025, we expect all our schools and other institutions to have put in place mechanisms that ensure a modern way of cooking by cooking gas," the President announced.
