Azimio instructs its MPs to shoot down William Ruto’s Sh3.9trn BudgetThe fight against President William Ruto’s proposed Sh3.914 trillion Budget has gone a notch higher, with the Opposition instructing its MPs to shoot it down, citing “massive corruption” and “misplaced allocations”. Watch: CS Njuguna Ndung’u unveils President Ruto’s maiden budgetThe alliance led by Raila Odinga also condemned what it termed as “punitive taxes” in Finance Bill 2024, saying the measures taken to finance the ambitious Budget would stifle the economy. Preaching austerityThe coalition took issue with increased multi-billion-shilling allocations to the Office of the President, the Office of the Deputy President and at least five ministries yet Dr Ruto’s regime has been preaching austerity. The State Department for Devolution has an increase of Sh 2.6 billion in development expenditure. Any MP who does otherwise will be subjected to disciplinary action as per the rules of the party,” Mr Sifuna said.

Source: Daily Nation June 14, 2024 14:21 UTC