Church: Why didn’t MPs save us from taxman?

Regional chairman National Council for Churches in Kenya Alfonse Akanga (center) addreses members of press at Jumuia center Limuru. [George Njunge, Standard]

The umbrella body of Kenyan churches has condemned punitive taxation and called for postponement of the Building Bridges Initiative. It has also demanded strict adherence to the 2022 electoral calendar.

Yesterday the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) expressed disappointment that parliamentarians amended and passed the Finance Bill 2021 with little regard for the impact it would have on prices of basic commodities and consumer products.