Nominated Member of Parliament John Mbadi has expressed concerns saying Kenyans cannot fully depend on Parliament to defend them.
Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, Mbadi who was responding to the question on Finance Bill 2023 tabled in Parliament, said there are signs the bill will pass, as most MPs have assured the President so.
"I don’t think Kenyans can depend on Parliament to defend them, you can already see the signs," he said.
Mbadi added that the National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro already assured President William Ruto the Finance Bill 2023 will pass without changing anything in it.
"They have congregated and said their duty is to make sure that government programs succeed, we have been engaging and I see the way some of our colleague reason, it is pathetic," he added.
The Finance Bill 2023 has received its fair share of love and hate, as politicians allied to Opposition Chief Raila Odinga have vowed to ensure the bill fails, while those in Kenya Kwanza have vowed to pass it.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei said that not even a comma will be amended in the proposed Finance Bill 2023.
He said that the government has only two options, to borrow or raise revenue through tax.
"On the Finance Bill 2023, the decision to pass by Parliament is not optional where even coma shall not be amended because we either borrow more or raise our revenue through taxation," he said.
Raila on the other hand said that the finance bill is severely punishing middle-class people.
"The Bill prepared by Kenya Kwanza government is a punishment that Kenyans cannot and should not entertain. The Bill proposes amendments for various tax statutes including Income Tax Act, Value Added Tax, Tax Procedures Act and Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Tax among other laws," he said.