President William Ruto has described the public debate on the Finance Bill 2023 as pompous.
Speaking at a church service in Leshuta, Narok County, on Sunday, the president said that Azimio La Umoja and other opposition leaders only oppose the measure because they are opposed to it.
"Stop the squabbling over the housing levy. Even the opposition supports the housing plan, and if Azimio were in charge, they would be saying the same thing he is, said the head of state.
According to Ruto, every politician agrees that the proposed housing levy in the Finance Bill 2023 is good for the country.
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"We must pass this bill so that Kenya can develop." Some have suggested that MPs declare how they voted when the law is introduced in parliament, but "personally, I am waiting to see any MP who will shut down that bill," stated the president.
"Those who say we should hold back on the Housing levy should be told Ngojea ngojea huumiza matumbo."
The budget year 2023/2024 is scheduled to be presented to Parliament on June 15.
However, while the Azimio alliance has threatened to resume anti-government rallies if the controversial law 2023 is not reconsidered, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stated that the law will pass in its current form in parliament.
According to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Members of Parliament who oppose the disputed Finance Bill 2023 should not anticipate financing for projects such as roads in their areas,
The deputy president spoke at a church service in Leshuta, Narok County, on Sunday, referring to a Harambee celebration he attended on Saturday at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School in Kitui County, where Kitui Central MP Makali Mulu declared the Bill should be shot down.
According to the deputy president, the government relies on the measure to boost money. As a result, legislators must be fully supportive if development funds are to be obtained.
