Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua has asked the government to resettle flood victims in homes built under the affordable housing programme.
According to Karua, the government bears the responsibility of settling the affected families and providing for their basic needs.
“Life is hard because of cost of living, there are women who have nothing to give their children others have suffered as a result of floods…. Their children have died and they have been left without shelter.
Our taxes should cater for their needs. It is enough to take care of their education, medical and housing needs. To give them temporary homes and move them to affordable houses that have been built using our taxes,” Karua said.
The Azimio la Umoja principal equally castigated the Kenya Kwanza government for the proposed Finance Bill 2024.
Karua said that in as much as the constitution allows taxation, the tax proposals in the Finance Bill are equal to those imposed during the colonial era.
“Taxes must be paid, but you cannot tax (Kenyans) until you deny the poor food. You cannot tax until a child of a poor person sleeps hungry and fails to go to school,” she stated.
The Azimio la Umoja coalition has rebuked Kenya Kwanza for the tax proposals, threatening a return of nationwide protests if the proposals are adopted.
“We cannot allow these punitive taxations that are choking Kenyans,” said Kalonzo Musyoka on Sunday.
On his part, Eugene Wamalwa accused the government of disregarding Kenyans who are unable to afford a meal due to the high cost of living.
“The Kenya Kwanza government has no clue about what Kenyans are going through in these hard times economically,” said Wamalwa.
