Nyeri Gov Mutahi Kahiga calls for rejection of Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024
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Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga joins a section of Kenyans who have declared outright rejection of the Finance Bill 2024
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga joins a section of Kenyans who have declared outright rejection of the Finance Bill 2024.
Speaking during a church service in Nyeri on Sunday, Gov Kahiga said Kenyans are not in support of the Bill further asking the members of parliament to shoot it down.
“Hawa watu wasiwadanganye. Hiyo Finance Bill mnasema mtaongeza tax, hawa watu mnaona hapa (cheers among the congregation)… Finance Bill chini (Let no one lie to you. This Finance Bill in which you are proposing more taxes is not approved by these people you are seeing. This Finance Bill should be shut down),” he said in his address at AIPCA Church, Nyeri Town.
He went on to slam the government over a proposal to impose tax on vehicles saying the move is unacceptable.
“Sasa mnataka kutax hii magari na hamkununulia mtu na sasa mnataka kuchukua pesa. Alafu mnatuambia tunyamaze. (Now you want to tax these vehicles that you did not help Kenyans buy and you want us to keep quiet). We will speak,” he said.
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Kahiga challenged the MPs to reject the Finance Bill 2024 saying that is what Kenyans want.
He said the Kenya Kwanza government should shun over-ambitious projects and focus on delivering what they can.
“We have problems. The citizens are crying that the taxes are too much. If they are not telling you that then I dont know. Tell the president things are not right,” Kahiga said in a message aimed at Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen who was present at the church service.
The Finance Bill 2024 proposes a raft of taxes that seeks to foot the 2024/2025 budget of President William Ruto’s administration.
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