Kenya is at a critical turn point to meet its financial obligation and one of those whom the government struggles to finance is ODM leader Raila Odinga, Jubilee MP has claimed.
Nominated MP David Ole Sankok is now urging Kenyans not to evade tax so that President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime could pay Raila's remuneration and fund some of his foreign tours.
Raila and Uhuru shook hands and agreed to work together and end protracted political season in what became a historic handshake.
But in a video on Thursday, September 27, Sankok thinks the handshake is an expensive affair, which came with a heavy burden on the shoulders of taxpayers.
Therefore the government must exhaust all avenues to bankroll the four time presidential loser, now in bed with Jubilee government.
"I want to urge Kenyans to pay tax so we can pay Raila. It is you who swore him as the People's President and he came with handshake. "And now there is huge expenditure on side of the government to pay him and his people. We have graduated him to international mourner and that needs funding. Let's support the 8% fuel tax levy," he said.
The opposition politician was on the spot for backing Uhuru's proposal to cut by half 16% value added tax (VAT) despite public pressure for zero rated tax on all petroleum products. Uhuru signed the Finance Bill 2018 into law on Friday, September 21, declaring he was not going to relent on corruption purge.
According to the new taxation law, Kenyans will pay KSh 18 more for a litre of kerosene, while mobile money transfer tax increased from 10 % to 20% more per transaction.
Those using their phones to access the internet will be charged 15 % excise duty on airtime and data, currently standing at 10%.
There are budget cuts on other government projects such as the stipends for the elderly, free maternity, free secondary education, roads and Equalisation and Affirmative Action funds.
There are budget cuts on other government projects such as the stipends for the elderly, free maternity, free secondary education, roads and Equalisation and Affirmative Action funds.
