Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has written to Speaker Moses Wetang'ula requesting an emergency sitting of the National Assembly to consider proposals that could cut fuel prices by up to Ksh27 per litre ahead of a planned motorists' strike.
Nyoro wants the 350 MPs recalled from their long recess for a special sitting on Monday, May 18. The National Assembly is scheduled to remain on recess until May 25, with normal sittings resuming the following day.
In letters to the Speaker, Nyoro calls for amendments to remove the 8 per cent VAT on petroleum products and abolish part of the Ksh25 Road Maintenance Levy. He estimates these changes would save motorists Ksh15.87 on petrol and Ksh17.99 on diesel.
The request follows Thursday's announcement by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority that raised Super petrol to Ksh214.25 and diesel to Ksh242.92 in Nairobi. Nyoro also urges the Treasury to release an extra Ksh5 billion from the fuel subsidy fund.