A section of MPs acknowledged receiving texts and calls from irate taxpayers following the move by Kenyans to share legislators’ contacts on social media.
In a movement titled #RejectFinanceBill2024, Kenyans took to social media to appeal to the MPs to drop the Bill in Parliament, citing punitive taxes that will subject them to a further economic crisis.
“Somebody must have shared our contacts from the president right down to all the MPs. For the record I have received close to 3,000 messages with 50 per cent being very vulgar and weird demands,” stated South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro.
Osoro reassured that the MPs would consider views from the public after the Finance Committee tables the report before Parliament. He reassured Kenyans that they would assess each clause independently before voting on the bill.
“They gave us a five-year contract to act on their behalf. The report will be tabled next week, we will weigh the report as it is and either vote for or against it,” Osoro added.
The contentious Finance Bill forms part of the strategies by the government to meet its Ksh3.4 trillion revenue target.