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Opposition MPs vow to shoot down Finance Bill

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Speaker Moses Wetangula and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa attend a burial in Navakholo on May 24, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Azimio la Umoja leaders from Western have vowed to shoot down the Finance Bill, 2024 in Parliament, stating that the legislation is punitive and oppressive to Kenyans.

The leaders urged Kenyans to oppose the bill in the ongoing public participation meetings even as National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula urged the legislators to stop antagonising Kenyans.

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