Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday clashed with a section of Azimio leaders over their criticism of the Finance Bill, 2023.
The DP said the Bill will will sail through Parliament because the opposition has no numbers to stop it.
''Even if you oppose the bill, it will go through because you don't have the numbers, why would you oppose something that will go through?' Gachagua posed.
The DP wondered how come the leaders are pushing the government for development yet they are opposed to its proposals on raising revenue.
Speaking at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School in Kitui, Gachagua challenged the opposition leaders to stop hypocrisy and speak the truth of 'men'.
''Let us be truthful and I am a man who speaks the truth, we must collect taxes to finance our development and recurrent,'' Gachagua said.
Gachagua said it was unfortunate that opposition leaders are calling for protests against the Bill without telling Kenyans where money will come from to pay civil servants.
''We have employed 35, 000 teachers and we shall be recruiting the same number next year, my Sh1 million salary cannot pay them, we must collect taxes from the people,'' he said.
''There is no way you can ask for development for schools and roads and then say we should not collect taxes,'' he said.
The DP also termed as a pipe-dream a push by the Azimio coalition for self-determination.
''That is a dream, it is not possible,'' he said.
