Miguna slams Ruto over Finance Bill 2023 “Withdraw and return to the drawing board”
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Miguna Miguna urges President Ruto to postpone the implementation of the proposed Finance Bill 2023
Miguna Miguna urges President Ruto to postpone the implementation of the proposed Finance Bill 2023.
Lawyer Miguna Miguna has advised President William Ruto to listen to Kenyans and withdraw the Finance Bill 2023 which is facing a backlash.
Miguna in a statement Monday urged the President to postpone the implementation of the finance bill and Housing levy and return to the drawing board.
“Pull back. Listen to Kenyans. Withdraw the Finance Bill 2023. Postpone the implementation of the Housing Levy. Return to the Drawing Board,” said Miguna.
The renowned lawyer asked Ruto to hire new independent advisors and add two or three faces to his communication team.
In addition, Miguna asked Ruto to stop making state appointments favoring two communities and appointing incompetent people.
“Stop entrenching the perception that you are only hiring exclusively from two ethnic groups. Stop hiring and recycling incompetent failures and graft-riddled conmen. The reckless talk about two shareholders in a country of 50 million people is political suicide,” Miguna said.
He went on to remind Ruto how the later Mwai Kibaki was defeated in a referendum two geats after he was elected with 68% votes.
Miguna also noted that Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga is gaining popularity due to senior government officials failing to engage Kenyans.
“Raila Odinga is gaining popularity because many of the senior government officials you have appointed are failing to engage Kenyans in a transparent, respectful, and accountable manner,” Miguna said.
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He added, “Urgently address the issues of the high cost of living, corruption, and tribalism. We must stop the downward spiral and steady the ship. The time is now.”
President Ruto has faced a backlash from Kenyans regarding the Finance Bill 2023 which seeks to increase taxes and introduce a mandatory 3 percent Housing Fund deduction.
The bill also proposes the income tax to raise from the current 30 percent to 35 percent for those earning Sh500,000 and above.
It proposes imposing a tax on human hair, eyelashes, switches, and artificial nails, which would hike the prices of these popular aesthetic goods.
If passed, the law will also raise the VAT on petroleum items from 8% to 16%.
Ruto however says that paying taxes is the only way to promote economic growth, sustainable development, and prosperity for everybody.
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