{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Capital News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news","author_name":"CORRESPONDENT","author_url":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/author\/correspondent12320\/","title":"Is Ruto misleading Kenyans on fuel VAT rate?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FB02xWlWjp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/04\/ruto-8-percent-vat-fuel-misleading-kenya-law\/\">Why Ruto\u2019s announcement of 8pc VAT on fuel is misleading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/04\/ruto-8-percent-vat-fuel-misleading-kenya-law\/embed\/#?secret=FB02xWlWjp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Ruto\u2019s announcement of 8pc VAT on fuel is misleading&#8221; &#8212; Capital News\" data-secret=\"FB02xWlWjp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/HF8lYw2WgAA8BhW.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1365,"description":"President William Ruto\u2019s promise to cut VAT on fuel from 16pc to 8pc faces legal limits under VAT Act, which caps executive adjustments at 12pc. Here\u2019s why the announcement may not be immediately enforceable."}