Nairobi — National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi found himself in a tight spot Thursday evening after he upheld a ruling allowing taxation of fuel at the rate of eight per cent based on a contentious vote by acclamation.
Pleas by lawmakers who voted against the motion fell on deaf ears as Speaker Muturi insisted on going by the official record of the House - the Hansard - in which Temporary Speaker Soipan Tuya ruled against the legislators opposing the taxation of fuel.
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