184 MPs vote to approve fuel VAT increase from 8% to 16% against 88 who shot down.

Azimio la Umoja’s bid to block President William Ruto from approving the 16 per cent increment on fuel products suffered a setback after Parliament voted to approve the increase.

This was after the push to amend the clause on Finance Bill 2023 failed to sail through during the voting exercise held on Wednesday, June 21, at the National Assembly.

184 voted to support the proposal while only 88 opposed it.

“A total of 272 members took their votes. Those who voted in favour were 184 and those who opposed were 88,” Gilgil MP Martha Wangari, who presided over the session, announced after the conclusion of the vote.