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Public pressure mounts on MPs over punitive Finance Bill

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Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo (centre) with KRA Commissioner Customs and Boarder Control Dr. Lilian Nyawanda and National Assembly Finance Committee Chairman Kuria Kimani (left) during a Committee meeting on the Finance bill, 2024 at County Hall, Nairobi on June 11, 2024 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenyans have adopted unorthodox means to bully lawmakers to reject punitive taxes contained in the Finance Bill 2024 that is set to be tabled before Parliament on Tuesday.

Terming the taxes oppressive and an avenue to impoverish Kenyans, the electorate are equating President William Ruto's attempt to tax the nation into prosperity to a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

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