Mbui pushes Ruto tax exemption pledge for low earners

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Kathiani MP Robert Mbui. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kathiani MP Robert Mbui has moved to turn President William Ruto’s income tax relief pledge into law, setting up a parliamentary push for an exemption that would remove workers earning below Sh30,000 from the tax net.

Mbui said he will table legislation to implement the proposal, which targets about 1.5 million salaried workers and was left out of the latest budget presentation, sharpening scrutiny over the government’s fiscal priorities.

“I am telling you we are going to propose what the President said, that people earning less than KSh30,000 should not be paying tax, we are going to propose it,” said Mbui.