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Drop in the ocean: Why analysts have issues with Ruto's tax cuts

President William Ruto during a tour of the Ngong Road-Naivasha Road junction, Nairobi, where the Government is building a 255-metre viaduct that is expected to ease traffic, on February 5, 2026. [PCS]

President Ruto’s government proposal to cut income tax for low-income earners is being dismissed by analysts as a politically driven gesture that provides minimal relief to workers already struggling with multiple mandatory deductions and a severe cost-of-living crisis.

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