Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Faith Odhiambo has launched a blistering attack on the Finance Bill 2026, warning that a proposed 25 per cent excise duty on mobile phones amounts to taxing a necessity, not a luxury, in a country where millions depend on handsets for banking, work and government services.
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