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Finance Bill: Kenyans vent as officials toil to defend proposals

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Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga when he appeared before the Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations committee over the proposed house levy in the new Finance Bill 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Public participation sessions on the Finance Bill 2023 were marked by intense opposition to some of its proposals even as government officials defended them.

The Bill contains 84 clauses that seek to amend various tax laws and other related statutes.

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