Azimio spokesperson Makua Mutua has told members of the Kenya Kwanza regime to pay taxes first before pointing an accusing finger at the opposition.
Makua took to Twitter on Tuesday saying the Kenya Kwanza regime should come up with evidence of tax evasion before pointing an accusing finger.
He questioned how a regime full of tax evaders can accuse their opponents of the same.
"How can a regime filled with people who have never paid taxes — including those at the very top — accuse their opponents of evading taxes? Pay taxes first, then point fingers if you’ve evidence," he said.
President William Ruto had accused Azimio chief Raila Odinga and his allies of resorting to rallies in a bid to avoid paying taxes.
In a direct message to the opposition on Monday, Ruto said no amount of resistance including the holding of rallies will change his stand on the directive.
"Even if they sponsor demonstrations so that they don't pay taxes, I want to promise them, they will pay tax. There is no more exception," Ruto said.
According to the Head of State, those who used to exempt themselves from paying taxes using government instruments of power are sponsoring the Azimio rallies.
Ruto said no amount of intimidation was going to force the government to exempt a section of elites from paying taxes.
"This country is not the animal farm where some are more equal than others. We are going to have a society where every citizen carries a fair share of our burden to raise their taxes," Ruto said.
That his insistence on Kenyans to pay taxes is not on new taxes but on those that have been in existence and ratified by the law.
