Uhuru vow not to turn back on corruption fight

President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his State of the Nation Address at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi.Photo PSCU

The topic of graft war has been topic of discussion in the country.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said no turning back on the graft war.

“There will be no turning back on the war against corruption. It is a war to prevent misuse of public resources, for selfish interests, by those who have been entrusted to manage them”

The head of state also maintained super-rich should be forced to disclose their sources of wealth so that they can be taxed appropriately.

The President said targeting the super rich would widen KRA’s tax net by widening the current tax base.

He said despite an impressive GDP growth over the years, the country’s tax base was significantly low, with growth pegged on a few citizens who end up bearing the brunt of the tax burden.

“As a consequence, we have in the recent past taken steps to widen the tax base and seek the implementation of more broad-based taxes as a means of bringing more Kenyans into the tax net,” Uhuru said.


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