So the government decided that it was a good idea to tax OTT services, defined as: The transmission or receipt of voice messages over the internet protocol net

So the government decided that it was a good idea to tax OTT services, defined as: The transmission or receipt of voice messages over the internet protocol network and includes access to virtual private networks but does not include educational or research sites prescribed by the Minister by notice in the gazette. Quite a nonsensical definition really. Might as well tax internet access (which you already do). On top of that, the only way to pay this tax is via mobile money, which is taxed 1% at point of deposit, 1% at point of transaction and 1% at point of withdrawal. You’re being taxed to pay tax. And when you do pay the 200 shilling tax (which is actually 202 shillings), they only activate your social media access until 11.59pm today. Regardless of when you paid. So, if you pay the tax at 11.30pm today, you’ve got only 30 minutes of use.