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Budget 2024: Azimio rejects new taxes

Azimio La Umoja co-Principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Mwangi wa Iria, and Eugene Wamalwa during a presser at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation where they showed their displeasure with Kenya Kwanza's tax regime. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Azimio la Umoja coalition has slammed the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) 2024, saying it contains drastic tax hikes and flawed policies that will burden Kenyans more.

In a statement on Thursday, February 22, the coalition said the BPS violates the constitutional and Public Finance Management Act provisions and confirms that the Kenya Kwanza regime is planning to impose a second wave of taxes on Kenyans.

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