- The new levy means that a business in a Sh1 billion contract with the government now has to surrender Sh300,000, while a firm supplying goods valued at Sh1 million will be levied Sh300.
- The Chandaria family of 36 stayed together in one house. There was only one motor vehicle available for all of them. There were six Chandarias among the 40 employees of Kaluworks.
- The government has been subsidising the cost of petroleum products, which has partly been among the factors driving down pump prices, but this has also been adequate to lift consumption.