Will legislators rise above self-interests in Budget review?

President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulates newlyweds, Murang'a Senator Irungu Kangata and his wife Mary Wambui during their wedding ceremony at the St. Ann Gathinja Catholic Church in Murang'a. Looking on is Hon. Isaac Mwaura and his wife Mukami.

Self-interest is likely to take centre stage at the National Assembly as MPs struggle to save Sh18 billion that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s memorandum proposed to cut from the budget as he tackled the 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol.

While rejecting the Finance Bill that had suspended the implementation of tax on fuel, President Kenyatta returned a memo to the House detailing how Sh52 billion expenditure cuts would be effected.