Azimio la Umoja has warned of tough times claiming the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) being processed in Parliament is bad news.
Speaking on Thursday, the opposition said Kenyans should be ready for a new wave of taxation that worsens the situation in the country.
"If BPS is anything to go by, Kenyans must tighten their belts because Kenya Kwanza is coming for them in the new wave of taxation," Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said.
"We commit to reject any further taxation by this regime," he added.
The former Vice President spoke after chairing the Azimio Summit meeting at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation (JOOF), Nairobi.
The afternoon meeting was attended by National Assembly Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi, DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa, former Presidential candidate George Wajackoya, ex-Governors Mwangi Wa Iria (Murang'a) and Nderitu Muriithi (Laikipia).
BPS is a Government policy document that sets out the broad strategic priorities and policy goals to guide the National and County Governments in preparing their budgets for the subsequent financial year.
The policy document, they claimed, is proposing an advance tax on goods and services supplied to the government, loading VAT on educational services which will see a rise in school fees in the country.
The document, they also insist, comes with new taxes on agricultural produce.
The Wiper boss said Azimio would go to any length to block the passage of the BPS to shield Kenyans from what he termed as looming danger.
"The Budget Policy Statement is meant to prolong and worsen the suffering of Kenyans. We commit to reject any further punitive taxation imposed on Kenyans by the regime in the name of economic transformation," he added.
The former Vice President spoke after chairing the Azimio Summit meeting at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation (JOOF), Nairobi.
The afternoon meeting was attended by National Assembly Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi, DAPK leader Eugene Wamalwa, former Presidential candidate George Wajackoya, ex-Governors Mwangi Wa Iria (Murang'a) and Nderitu Muriithi (Laikipia).
The opposition also voiced its concerns on the Affordable Housing Levy Bill, 2023 that was on Wednesday passed by the National Assembly.
The Bill has since been transmitted to the Senate for concurrence.
Kalonzo said lawmakers who voted for the Bill are traitors who chose to push Kenyans to the edge through punitive taxation.
“As the Affordable Housing Levy Bill, 2023 moves to the Senate, we once again ask the senators from across the political divide to be patriotic and reject this Bill in toto. It is a bad Bill for the people of Kenya,” Kalonzo said.
On Wednesday, opposition MPs staged a walkout as Kenya Kwanza allied MPs voted to railroad the Bill through the third reading.
The Raila Odinga’s troops accused Speaker Moses Wetangula of dictating them on how to prosecute the Bill.
The Azimio compatriots stormed out of the chamber after their amendments were not considered
