Azimio leader Raila Odinga has asked President William Ruto to seek forgiveness from Kenyans over anxiety caused by the Finance Bill 2023.
Raila said the President should withdraw the Finance Bill 2023 because Kenyans will suffer if it passes.
"We ask Ruto to humble himself, withdraw this Bill, apologise and seek forgiveness from Kenyans for the anxiety caused, then begin afresh," he said.
The Azimio leader, while addressing the press on Thursday, issued demands to Ruto over the bill.
The Bill is already in the National Assembly awaiting the MPs' decision.
Raila wants Ruto to stop burdening Kenyans and instead focus on lowering the cost of living.
"In the proposed Bill, the budget for health is growing by Sh35 billion at the national level, yet health is a devolved function," he said.
He wants Ruto to adopt zero-based budgeting and stop taking on the previous budget as the baseline.
Raila said the President should stop the duplication of county roles and responsibilities.
The opposition chief added that every budget must start at ground zero where everything has to be justified.
He said Ruto should not grow the size of the budget but cut it down and live within the means among other demands.
On Wednesday, Raila said Kenyans should brace for a return of the weekly protests.
He said citing the failure of the Kenya Kwanza government to listen to their grievances and lower the cost of living.
"Kenyans are hurting. They are suffering. They came to power through the backdoor when they were not ready to govern and now want to pour their inefficiency on poor Kenyans," Raila said.
