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Experts urge state to scrap bicycle levies

They said the transport sector is emerging as the highest income earner for the exchequer

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by JACKTONE LAWI

Kenya22 March 2025 - 10:49
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In Summary


  • During a high-profile discussion on active mobility, experts urged governments to remove levies on bicycles and channel more investments towards supporting infrastructure to encourage wider adoption.
  • World Bicycle Relief executive director of programs Sean Granville-Ross, raised the issue of the dire need for safer infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.

The push to eliminate bicycle taxation has received backing from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Bicycle Relief to help the country increase its active mobility.

During a high-profile discussion on active mobility, experts urged governments to remove levies on bicycles and channel more investments towards supporting infrastructure to encourage wider adoption.

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