Azimio leader Raila Odinga has urged President William Ruto to reduce his appetite for taxation and bring down the cost of living in 2024.
Speaking on Monday, January 1, 2024 at Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega, Raila said that Kenyans suffered a lot in 2023 due to increased taxation, high fuel prices and high prices of food products.
According to the Azimio leader, the Kenya Kwanza government should stop wastage of public resources as a gift to Kenyans in the new year.
At the same time, Raila emphasized that he will continue to mount pressure on the government, to ensure taxes are reduced in order for prices of basic commodities in the country to come down.
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The former Prime Minister explained that the opposition was planning to start anti- government protests, to push the government to lower the high cost of living.
“We want 2024 to be a better year, not like what Kenyans experienced in 2023. We want taxation to come down and the cost of living to be lower,” said Raila.
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He insisted that the Finance Act 2023 should be removed, to ensure citizens enjoy their hard-earned money without being overtaxed.
“Zakayo awache kutoza watu ushuru…Zakayo ashuke…akuje hapa chini pamoja na sisi,” Raila said in Swahili.
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He was accompanied by other opposition leaders at the Bukhungu stadium during the Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa Cup football tournament where blamed the government for allegedly failing to manage sports in the country.
