Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition on Tuesday resolved that its MPs will vote against the Finance Bill 2023.
In a statement read by National Assembly Minority Whip Opiyo Wandayi, the coalition asked the government to withdraw the Finance Bill in totality and reintroduced it in a manner that addresses the interest of Kenyans.
"We have agreed that MPs will sign a public pledge as a commitment until the Bill is withdrawn," he said.
The meeting on Tuesday brought together MPs, coalition leadership, and the Azimio bipartisan talks representatives.
The meeting deliberated on three main issues, organisation of Azimio minority leaders, the Finance Bill 2023 and the status of the bipartisan talks.
The coalition which said the meeting was attended by 130 MPs said they will oppose the Finance Bill 2023 because it takes Kenyans back to the 1980s.
"We reject the bill in totality. We do not believe that this is a bill from the government, we do not believe that this is a bill coming from anyone living in this country," Wandayi said.
They termed the bill as backward and one that's meant to overtax Kenyans without giving them anything in return.
"We consider this to be in another planet or another country rather than in Kenya," Wandayi said.
