President Uhuru Kenyatta has justified his move to the signing of the finance bill 2018 by affirming his pledge to fight corruption as he clearly indicated that he will not relent in this war against fraudulent conduct by leaders.
The bill which was passed in parliament on yesterday contained his proposals, among them cutting the budget and recommendation of an 8% VAT tax on petroleum products which was cut from the 16% VAT tax that had already been brought into effect by National Treasury CS Henry Rotich.
Uhuru gave his commitment to ensure proper utilisation of public resources for a better Kenya.
In a tweet he said;
I have signed into law the Finance Bill 2018. I give my commitment that I will ensure proper utilisation of public resources for a better Kenya. I will not relent on the war against Corruption. @WilliamsRuto pic.twitter.com/oDPNc8ElVG
— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) September 21, 2018
Kenyans however seemed to be angered by this move and have shared their sentiments claiming that the President does not care about the suffering of Kenyans and will continue to oppress us all.
I regret waking up early to vote you in
— @official_slen (@djnelcraze) September 21, 2018
?Aki walai sitai vote tena
— MORNACH OF KITENGELA (@Mwanikiiii) September 21, 2018
War in corruption does not mean we dig deeper in our pockets, you have made Kenya more poor than it was, actually the slogan #kumirakumira was a scam, i feel pity for kenyans who stood with you during that dire moment.
— John Wangigi (@JohnWangigi1) September 21, 2018
You have signed it on the anniversary of Westgate. It is a curse. @HonAdenDuale
— Radio Trottoir (@TrottoirRadio) September 21, 2018
Highly disappointed!
— Steve Kariuki?? (@SteveKariukis) September 21, 2018