Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa is being attacked for asking Members of Parliament (MPs) to oppose or amend the Finance Bill 2026, pontificating that it will cripple local producers, phone & e-bike assembling, and boda boda money. In a press statement on June 18, 2026, Thang’wa called the bill “a job destruction Bill” and “an
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has issued a directive to Members of Parliament from the Mt Kenya region ahead of the vote on the Finance Bill 2026. Speaking during a public engagement and consultative meeting with Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) 2027 aspirants at his Wamunyoro residence in Nyeri County, Gachagua urged elected leaders
Parliament’s Finance and National Planning Committee rejected a move to reduce Kenya’s highest PAYE tax rate despite months of lobbying by banks, accountants, and economists to reduce the tax on workers. The Committee, chaired by Molo MP Kuria Kimani, rejected proposals to cut the top marginal rate from 35 per cent to 28-30 per cent