Governor Mutahi Kahiga of Nyeri has joined the group of Kenyans who have vehemently opposed the Finance Bill 2024.
The measure intends to fund President William Ruto’s administration’s 2024–2025 budget by proposing a number of taxes.
Speaking at a church service in Nyeri on Sunday, the county executive stated that Kenyans do not support the Bill and urged parliamentarians to reject it.
“Hawa watu wasiwadanganye. Hiyo Finance Bill mnasema mtaongeza tax, hawa watu mnaona hapa (cheers among the congregation)… Finance Bill chini,” he said in his address at AIPCA Church, Nyeri Town.
He continued by criticizing the government for proposing to tax vehicles, calling the action intolerable.
“Sasa mnataka kutax hii magari na hamkununulia mtu na sasa mnataka kuchukua pesa. Alafu mnatuambia tunyamaze…. We will speak,” he stated.
Kahiga urged MPs to reject the bill, claiming that is what Kenyans want.
He advised the Kenya Kwanza government to steer clear of initiatives with too much ambition and concentrate on completing what they can.
