National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi has warned the Finance Bill, 2023 may spark a serious revolution if it’s passed
Debating the bill on its second readying on Wednesday 14th June, Opiyo said that the moods outside there is that kenyans will demand for secession
“The mood out there is that this bill is a make or break, this bill can actually a very serious revolution in this country, this bill will spark a revolutionary that will never end and it will lead by the poor kenyans.
This hoouse can not go down of the history as a house that disregarded the plight of the poor people, “this house must stand together to listen to kenyans and speak for them,” He added
Wandayi opined that, “as we speak those salons and barbar shops employ 100 of employees and if you push them away, it will be disastrous. You can’t remove people from gainful employment and throw them into wilderness,” Opiyo cautioned
Wandayi further warned politicians of making promises during the campaigns period and forgetting them once elected
“This country has had enough of empty promises from the people seeking high position, they promised hustlers of heaven but now want to impose harsh taxes, this is to tell them to find money through unnecessary means. Do you want to stand with the oppressors or stand with the poor kenyans,” Opiyo rejected the Finance Bill, 2023
His deputy minority leader Robert Mbui stood to reject the bill saying, “we do not want our hustlers to die because of Finance Bill, we will speak for them no matter what,” Mbui pointed.
Mbui rallied the leaders to oppose the bill and avoid being controlled by the executive like puppets
“Mr Speaker telling people to suffer in pain contributing for the bill is the same as Shakahola indoctrination and we don’t want our hustlers to die we will speak for them.
Kathiani legislator wondered how government is claiming that kenyans is not highly taxed like Morocco, Tunisia
“Mr Speaker, how do you compare the day and night, the average salary of employees in Tunisia is 176,000, average salary in South Africa is Sh197, 000 per month, average salary of employees in Morocco Sh266, 000 the average salary of Kenyan is Sh22,000, how do you compare light and darkness.
He further opposed the proposals of taxing table banking from chamas instead of empowering them with the little they have saved from their salons, mboga shops and barbar shops