#OCCUPY PARLIAMENT, #TOKEA TUESDAY – Slogans Mobilizing Kenyans For Protests Against The Finance Bill
A group of Kenyans has taken to social media to call for a massive protest on Tuesday, June 18.
Kenyans have expressed outrage over the proposed Finance Bill 2024, which includes provisions that would levy punitive taxes on their hard-earned wages.
Kenyans took to social media, using the hashtags #RejectFinanceBill2024, #TokeaTuesday, and #OcuppyParliament, to urge Members of Parliament to reject the contentious bill.
Watch until the end, and see what I did solo outside parliament. I know some of you have always wanted to scream so loud out in the streets, and Tuesday is your opportunity to do the same as we shout #RejectFinanceBill2024#OccupyParliament #TokeaTuesday
— The People’s Watchman (@bonifacemwangi) June 17, 2024
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On X, netizens voiced their opinions, criticizing President William Ruto for introducing the harsh legislation.
Videos of Kenyans carrying placards and singing slogans filled the timeline, indicating an eventful Tuesday.
Others have listed clauses and taxes that they want to be removed from the Finance Bill 2024 before it is passed at the National Assembly and signed into law By the President.
“Taxes that must be scrapped immediately VAT on bread, motor vehicle tax, cancer treatment tax, tax on diapers, tax on sanitary pads, digital tax, tax on MPESA, KRA powers to access people’s data and Eco Tax,” Lemayian Lasiti said on X.
Activists joined in, amplifying the voices ahead of tomorrow’s showdown between dissatisfied Kenyans and Members of Parliament.
“Here are chants to learn ahead of #RejectFinanceBill2024 March on Tuesday. Wherever you will be coming from, just carry a whistle, shout the words been said in this video in the CBD, and you will find comrades to march with,” Boniface Mwangi said, quoting a video of Kenyans chanting liberation slogans.
1. We delivered protest notification letters to the police on Saturday, 15th June, 2023.
— The People’s Watchman (@bonifacemwangi) June 17, 2024
2. Kenyans are coming from every part of this country, and we are all marching to Parliament. Key meeting points:
• Ambassadeur/Archives
• Nation Centre
• Supreme… pic.twitter.com/7C2oZQs0nJ
The public outcry came just days after Kenyan MPs held a public participation exercise to solicit feedback on the contentious Finance Bill 2024.
The online outcry has prompted the Parliamentary Budget Committee, led by Molo MP Kuria Kimani, to consider eliminating the much-despised Motor Vehicle Tax.
The committee is considering eliminating the tax, along with the eco levy, excise duty on bread and vegetable oil, and money transfer and internet taxes.
#OCCUPY PARLIAMENT, #TOKEA TUESDAY – Slogans Mobilizing Kenyans For Protests Against The Finance Bill
