Kenyans give views on tax laws, demand State accountability

National Treasury CS CPA John Mbadi when he appeared before the National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee at Bunge Tower on November 14, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenyans were on Monday livid while airing their views before a parliamentary committee during its two sessions on proposed amendments to tax laws, in Bungoma and Isiolo counties.

Expressing their views on the Public Finance Amendment Bill 2024, Public Procurement and Disposal Act Amendment Bill 2024, Tax Procedures Amendment Bill 2024, and the Tax Laws Amendment Bill 2024, the majority of participants described the government's tax regime as punitive with little or no benefit to the taxpayer.