Babu Owino Threatens to Lead Demonstrations over Contentious Finance Bill 2024: "Tukiwaita Mtoke"

 

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has threatened to lead demonstrations in the country over the contentious Finance Bill 2024. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino urged fellow MPs to join him in voting against the Finance Bill 2024 come July 18. What did Babu say about Finance Bill 2024? While speaking in Nyakach Constituency, he highlighted the challenges people face in order to earn an income. "A woman wakes up in the morning to go and do laundry for others; a man goes to do his boda business, and youths go to do 'mjengo' so they can make an income. Ruto has ensured that he has destroyed this country." He claimed that Ruto has a habit of raising taxes to oppress Kenyans. He affirmed that he would vote against the Finance Bill 2024 and encouraged other MPs to do the same. He encouraged Kenyans to turn out in large numbers when called upon to protest against the Finance Bill 2024. "When we we call you, please come, because if you don't protest, there a lot of problems that this government will bring us. MPs decry harassment from Kenyans ahead of Finance Bill Vote Earlier, on June 13, Kenyan lawmakers expressed concerns about the harsh reactions they received from the public regarding the upcoming vote on the Finance Bill 2024, which is scheduled to be tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 18. Before Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u presented the budget estimates on Thursday, June 13, a significant number of citizens took to the X platform to urge their lawmakers to vote against the Finance Bill.  Renowned influence known as Amerix initiated the campaign, urging his followers to share their MPs' contact numbers and flood them with calls and texts expressing disapproval of the bill. In no time, personal phone numbers of the lawmakers, including President William Ruto's, circulated across the platform, with numerous Kenyans sending messages and sharing screenshots as proof. 

by  Faith Chandianya