Tuesday, March 5,2024 - A section of religious leaders from the Mt Kenya region have expressed displeasure about the government’s decision to tax farmers, saying the move is not only punitive but one that could injure the country’s economic growth.
Led by Bishop David Thagana,
Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya (FEICCK)
Secretary General, the bishops, reverends, and pastors urged lawmakers to
rescind what they call punitive laws.
In its bid to go for more taxes,
the government wants every farmer delivering their produce to the markets to
pay Sh5 for every Sh100 obtained from sales, claiming the agricultural sector
is undertaxed.
Thagana lamented that the heavy
taxation has seen the cost of living skyrocket, hurting the majority of
Kenyans, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid.
His sentiments were echoed by
Bishop Joseph Karani, who called on lawmakers to stop enacting laws that are
punitive to common mwananchi and that are introducing hefty taxes.
“I urge MPs to put the interests
of Kenyans first while making crucial decisions that can make or break the
country socially, economically, or politically,” he said.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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