{"id":2055,"date":"2021-07-03T17:18:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T17:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2021-07-03T17:18:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T17:18:12","slug":"mudavadi-to-uhuru-suspend-tax-law-that-increased-food-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=2055","title":{"rendered":"Mudavadi to Uhuru : Suspend tax law that increased food prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>By Collins Matubwi <\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>Nakuru<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi has\ncalled on the president to suspend the finance law that has affected the prices\nof basic commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Mudavadi wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to suspend the\nFinance Act 2021 that came into effect on 1<sup>st<\/sup> July arguing that its\nimplementation will burden Kenyans more especially at this time of Covid-19\npandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-696x86.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1068x132.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe government ought to look at ways of cushioning Kenyans\nagainst the devastating impact of covid-19 on their livelihoods, not burdening\nthem with taxes that further condemn them into abject poverty,\u201d said the ANC\nparty leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0290.jpg 720w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0290-696x465.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Mudavadi convoy in Nakuru<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on Saturday during his tour of Nakuru County, the\n2022 presidential candidate said while the government needs to raise money to\nfund its development projects and meet the recurrent expenditure, it should not\ndo so by hitting the masses where it matters and pains most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRaising tax on gas will have disabling impact on the family\nkitchen and environment. This will make the life Kenyans worse than it is\nalready,\u201d he said during his two-day tour of the county where he was hosted by\nGovernor Lee Linyajui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To meet the 2021\/2022 budget deficit of close to Sh1.6\ntrillion, Mr Mudavadi has called on the government to renegotiate its huge\ninternational and local debts, and reschedule the debts and inject the accrued\nmoney into SMEs to help jumpstart the ailing economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHunger is real in many parts of our County. Many families\ncannot afford a daily meal. People have no money in their pockets; the Covid\npandemic has impoverished many people who lost jobs or closed their small and\nmedium businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Mudavadi said failure by the government to\nrelease money to pay pending bills by counties is affecting the economy in\ncounties and sending many traders into depression and eventually affecting the\nlivelihoods of many families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0313.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja addressing the media<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know that we are broke as a country and we are borrowing\nto pay salaries. But Government is killing the Goose that would lay the Golden\nEgg. Pending bills has killed local entrepreneurs, wealth and employment\ncreation in counties. The Treasury should prioritize the disbursement to\ncounties. It should release all funds due to counties by July 30th so that\ncounties can settle pending bills and spur economic activity in counties,\u201d he\nsaid.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting that corruption has continued to deprive many Kenyans the much\nneeded development projects, Mudavadi said the thriving corruption in public\nprojects need to be checked and those found culpable in swindling money meant\nfor the construction of Itare Dam should not be allowed to hold public office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0310.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui with Mudavadi convoy in Nakuru<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The construction of the Sh38-billion dam in the county has\nstalled after the contractor pulled out citing lack of funds to continue with the\nproject due to corruption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe revival and completion of the dam is very crucial to\nthe region. The completion of Itare dam will scale up investments in\nagribusiness value chains and enhance value addition for produce from Nakuru\nincluding potatoes, pyrethrum and vegetables and this is one project that is\ndear to me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-696x984.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mudavadi called on the people of Nakuru and the Rift Valley\nto ensure peace prevails as the country heads to next year\u2019s general election.\nIn particular, the 2022 presidential hopeful called on the government to solve\nall land issues that have been the root-cause of chaos during electioneering\nperiod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnresolved land issues have been the source of conflicts in\nthis region leading to terrible ethnic clashes that claim lives. The State\nshould resolve the land issues before elections to avoid clashes. Historical\nland injustices bestride the area too,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210703-WA0317.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Mudavadi convoy in Nakuru<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On BBI, Mudavadi said if the referendum will not be\npossible, some of the issues in the draft bill can be implemented through the\nparliamentary initiative. \u201cThe process of the parliamentary initiative should\nbe anchored in trust and inclusivity,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Kinyajui called for the respect of the election\ntimelines as outlined in the constitution and if there will be a compelling\nneed to alter the polls date, Kenyans should be well explained to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we don\u2019t get to a referendum, some of the issues\naddressed in the BBI draft Bill can be met through the parliamentary initiate\nas minimum changes. Not all issues in the BBI Bill are unacceptable,\u201d said the\ngovernor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his tour of the county, Mudavadi held consultative meetings with elders from different communities living in the county, business leaders and youth groups who all offered their support for his presidential bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Collins Matubwi Nakuru Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi has called on the president to suspend the finance law that has affected the prices of basic commodities. 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