Ndindi Nyoro, the chairperson of the Budget Committee in the National Assembly, has urged the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to refrain from imposing extra taxes on Kenyans without conducting public consultations.
The Kiharu Member of Parliament emphasized the importance of consulting business owners and stakeholders before implementing any alterations to the taxation structure.
“I respectfully ask KRA to note it is important to do public participation before they make changes especially on duties like the one, we saw recently. Call all the stakeholders together and talk to them,” Nyoro said.
“Call the businesspeople and talk to them because some imported goods when the dollar exchange rate was high, and they are suffering. If you add the duty, they will either incur losses or pass over that cost to the consumers.” he stated.
According to Nyoro, all government agencies including KRA should support businesses in line with the Kenya Kwanza manifesto. “We are a government who supports businesses across the country. All the government agencies, our work is to incentivize businesses and enterprises in Kenya,” Nyoro explained.
The MP also asked the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) to educated businesspeople on the meaning of the word “counterfeit” to eases their operations. He said ACA should also support businesses in production and allow for emulation to help grow the economy.
