President William Ruto has asked Members of Parliament to pass the Finance Bill 2024 currently before Parliament.
The President said that it is only when the Finance Bill is passed, that Kenyans can access services, especially education.
He said the JSS teachers who are yet to be employed will benefit from the Finance Bill.
The President said that resources for the JSS teachers have been included in the budget.
“I am asking the Members of Parliament who are here to expedite what is in Parliament (Finance Bill) so that we can transit these well-deserving teachers who have been teaching for the last two years and make them permanent and pensionable," he said.
The President was speaking during the Garissa University’s fifth graduation ceremony on Thursday in Garissa.
He said that in the budget, the government will be able to give loans and scholarships to students.
The President called on MPs to pass the Finance Bill for school-going children to access free meals.
"I am asking the MPs to expedite the bill in Parliament so that we can make that facility available to vulnerable children who otherwise will be out of school unless there is a meal for them there,” Ruto added.
He said that the government appreciated the role of universities and colleges in the country.
Ruto added that the government has made progress to unlock the potential of Asal regions.
On Thursday Kenyans across the country protested the new tax proposals as contained in the Finance Bill, 2024.
MPs have, however, agreed to drop some of the contentious proposals in the Bill currently before the National Assembly.
Among the tax proposals dropped are 16 per cent VAT on bread, VAT on the transportation of sugar, tax on financial services and foreign exchange transactions and 2.5 per cent for motor vehicles.
