Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged his boss President William Ruto to ignore 'outside noise' as he leads the country.
Speaking during the New Year's Celebrations held at the Nakuru County State Lodge, Gachagua assured the Head of State of his continuous support as the Kenya Kwanza administration continues to deliver its mandate to Kenyans.
"Mr President, what I would like to tell you is to avoid the outside noises that might make you lose focus on delivering to the people of Kenya," he said.
"We are here to support you."
Further, Gachagua assured Kenyans that 2024 will be a better year as economic initiatives rolled out by the government to improve their lives bear fruit.
He noted that Ruto has stabilised the economy despite the teething challenges they faced when they took over.
Gachagua's statement comes after Opposition leader Raila Odinga said the coalition will, in the new year, mount pressure on Ruto's government to cut taxes
Raila said the rate at which Kenyans are being taxed is something the country has "never witnessed in our 60-year history."
The former Prime Minister said Kenyan families are struggling with record-high price inflation because taxes have pushed the prices of essentials such as groceries and fuel out of control.
"Taxes are consuming close to half of earnings by people and businesses. The administration cares nothing about the financial wellbeing of Kenyan families and businesses," he said.
"We will form a broad-based anti-tax campaign to pursue, through different avenues and methods, budget cuts that would allow Kenyans to keep much more of their hard-earned money."
Kenyans have, as of July 1, paid new taxes introduced via the controversial Finance Act, 2023, that was signed into law by President William Ruto on June 26.
Raila said the opposition will launch a full-fledged war against the prevailing taxes and will ask MPs not to endorse any proposal to establish new taxes.
"We are going to press for a taxation plan that provides for an across-the-board income tax rate reduction for all Kenyans who pay income taxes," he said.
