(i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why for every purchase of pre-paid electricity to…

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The Member for Kitui West (Hon. Edith Nyenze, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum: - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why for every purchase of pre-paid electricity tokens, nearly 62% of the purchase amount is charged as taxes and other levies, leaving consumers with only an estimated 37.8% for tokens? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to address taxes levied on electricity charges in order to ensure the power necessary to spur economic growth remains affordable to consumers?