I heard on the news yesterday evening that the Honourable MPig from Nyambene, one Linturi has suddenly discovered that Kenyans are suffering under the hyper inflationary times, and he plots to bring a motion to the Pigsty to reduce the PAYE from 30% to 10%, to effectively cushion Kenyans

Now, much as i hate to admit it, im with the Pigs on this one.

I dont mind paying less PAYE, actually im hoping they can pull it off before the next pay check

Only problem might be whether Kibz would ascent to it, and whether Govt. Ministers would marshall the numbers to defeat the motion.

Let them pay taxes .Waumie vile tumeumia.

Didnt I say Its their turn to say , 'tunaomba serikali ingilie kati'.

Seems now Kenya has one of the best constitutions in the WHOLE world.Thanks to wazuans for convincing me to vote for it.

I pay TOO MUCH tax, I feel like I work for the government. 30% of my hard earned cash and then you still charge me 16% VAT on my remaining 70% if I dare spend it! Not to mention that the item you are charging me VAT on had already been taxed - probably a couple of times. Believe you me, if you are in formal employment MORE THAN 50% of your money ends up with the tax man.

Having said that, it is a bit pedestrian to imagine we can set the tax rate at a flat 10% unless of course we have just discovered oil in Kenya. The 30% rate should remain. What should change are the brackets. For example, 30% can be taxed on any amount above 120k, any amount below 20k should not be taxed. That way we cushion people based on their earning power. If you earn 150k only only 30k will be taxed at 30%. If you earn 15k, you keep all your money. You definitely need every penny. If you earn 800k, 650k is taxed at 30%. I can live with that whether I'm earning 10k or 1m.

sh 1 Tn budget and you want tax cuts?

@Lolest. Very Good question. Trust some people to try killing a fish by drowning it.

What a move. The only problem is that even if they succeeded, and Baks signed the bill into law, past taxes will still accrue at the rates prevailing when the income was earned which is 30%. Walipe tu na wawache hizi ma uchizi.

i am telling you my fwend. its a heck of a pigsty back there in parliament..

Oh pls genius, you think all these stupid appeals the state keeps filing at ICC are done for Sang?

I Waithaka, being the duly elected Governor of Nyeri support this proposal.

And people will still complain about reduced development expenditure. So, with the government getting reduced revenues, what would happen to the big civil service workforce? How will roads be constructed, external debt paid, what will be the interest rates on domestic debt? Et cetera?

Lower taxes will cripple the country and will cause a ripple effect. Let's not be shortsighted. Besides, the transistion we are in plus the new constitution, these tax levels will come in handy in the future growth of our country. They should only make sure hazijaongezwa.