Azimio to push for open ballot in Finance Bill 2023 voting - Kalonzo

Raila has threatened to call for countrywide street protests should the Finance Bill pass.

In Summary
  • The Wiper leader said the open voting will also showcase the leaders who are after the will of Kenyans or oppression.
  • On Tuesday, President William Ruto called on Kenya Kwanza lawmakers to pass the controversial Finance Bill, 2023 in its totality.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka during Jubilee NDC on May 22, 2023.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka during Jubilee NDC on May 22, 2023.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said Azimio la Umoja Coalition will push for an open ballot system when voting for the proposed Finance Bill.

This will be to show Kenyans members of parliament who are out to push them into poverty.

"We will push for an open voting method for the Finance Bills and we shall count them one by one," Kalonzo said.

"We want Kenyans to know the MPs who are out to push them into more suffering," he added.

The Wiper leader said the open voting will also showcase the leaders who are after the will of Kenyans or oppression.

On Tuesday, President William Ruto called on Kenya Kwanza lawmakers to pass the controversial Finance Bill, 2023 in its totality.

The budget will be read on June 15 and will be President Ruto’s first Budget since taking over from former President Uhuru Kenyatta in September last year.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has been critical of the Kenya Kwanza regime on a number of fronts including what he terms as excessive taxation of an already struggling population that's weighed down by the high cost of living.

He cited excessive taxation by the Ruto administration among the reasons that prompted him to call for weekly mass protests in March, alongside calls for electoral justice and respect for democracy.

Raila has threatened to call for countrywide street protests should the Finance Bill 2023 be forced on citizens through Parliament.

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