NASA PG meeting chaired by ODM Leader Raila Odinga resolves to support President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to lower fuel tax for a period of one year after which it should be scrapped.
Says that GoK must in that year put measures for the country to live within its means.— Oliver Mathenge (@OliverMathenge) September 18, 2018
Kenyans have reacted strongly after the National Super Alliance (Nasa) offered conditional support to President Kenyatta’s memorandum to Parliament cutting VAT on fuel from 16 percent to eight percent.
Kenyans have used different hashtags to express dissapointment with some calling it bad leadership.
A parliamentary group meeting of the Raila Odinga-led coalition on Tuesday resolved to support the tax, which is set to substantially raise the cost of living, for a year.
NASA has screwed all of you who voted for Raila. Basically Raila went to the NASA parliamentary meeting and stamped his authority. NASA can’t deceive you. VAT on fuel should be removed.
— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) September 18, 2018
The backing came after a three-hour meeting at Orange House in Nairobi, chaired by Mr Odinga.
“In light of the need to address the suffering of the people while ensuring that development is also delivered, we recognise and appreciate that there was bilateral support for our attempt to remove VAT altogether and the president was able to meet us half way by lowering the tax from 16 to eight percent,” the MPs said in a joint statement read by National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohammed.
NASA has offered support albeit with conditions for the President’s memorandum on VAT. The Coalition PG met today at Orange Hse & resolved to support the President’s move; “We offer support for the VAT for a period of one year”. Read the statement.
— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) September 18, 2018