State urged to reduce import duty on electricity inputs

Local companies dealing in the supply of electrical appliances are calling on the government to reduce duty on such appliances to bring down the cost of installing electricity. Adra International, one of the largest suppliers of power cables, conductors and meters said the current 25 percent duty levied on imported products has made it expensive for Kenyans to tap electricity and frustrated the rural electrification programme. “The government has to give a waiver. We are still paying duty and we don't want to stop paying...