Ukur Yatani kicks Kenyans where it hurts most at the worst possible time

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani.

The National Treasury is this year raiding the pockets of some of the most vulnerable Kenyans as it tries to grow tax revenues.

In measures outlined in the Finance Bill 2020, the government plans to tax retirement benefits of people in their sunset years, many of them without other revenue streams or energy to and who according to analysts should not be subjected to additional tax measures but instead cushioned by the State.