The vocal Embakasi East lawmaker insisted the president must sign the amended fuel tax
He vowed to fight tooth and nail to make sure the controversial tax is not implemented.
Owino chastised Treasury CS, Rotich, for the rising fuel prices, arguing the new fuel levy was oppressive.
Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was running the affairs of the crucial docket.
The youthful lawmaker was not happy with some of the measures Rotich was taking to generate revenue for the national government's development projects, and more specifically introduction of 16% Value Added Tax (Tax) on petroleum products, which was expected to generate some KSh 70 billion annually.
Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has expressed deep disappointment in the manner in which Treasury CS Henry Rotich was running the affairs of the docket.
Owino took to his social media pages to castigate Rotich for shoving down the throats of Kenyans what he termed as oppressive taxes and promised to fight like hell to make sure implementation of the controversial fuel levy is reversed.
"The 16% VAT on petroleum products is one issue I will fight to the bitter end. When I come
back from where I am I will start dealing with the government ruthlessly to protect the interest
of the oppressed. President Uhuru Kenyatta must sign that bill into law. Rotich must not be given an opportunity to run the ministry like a toilet," he said on his Twitter page seen
by kayreporters.blogspot.com on Wednesday, September 5.
Owino joined a growing number of other leaders who had also suggested implementation of the fuel tax be postponed by two years.
However, Rotich, insisted the 16% fuel tax will be implemented as it had become law. The CS on Friday, August 31, said the move by Parliament to suspend implementation of the fuel tax was null and void, citing increased international fuel prices. The lawmakers suspended the new Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products on Wednesday, August 29, following public uproar.
He vowed to fight tooth and nail to make sure the controversial tax is not implemented.
Owino chastised Treasury CS, Rotich, for the rising fuel prices, arguing the new fuel levy was oppressive.
Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was running the affairs of the crucial docket.
The youthful lawmaker was not happy with some of the measures Rotich was taking to generate revenue for the national government's development projects, and more specifically introduction of 16% Value Added Tax (Tax) on petroleum products, which was expected to generate some KSh 70 billion annually.
Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has expressed deep disappointment in the manner in which Treasury CS Henry Rotich was running the affairs of the docket.
Owino took to his social media pages to castigate Rotich for shoving down the throats of Kenyans what he termed as oppressive taxes and promised to fight like hell to make sure implementation of the controversial fuel levy is reversed.
"The 16% VAT on petroleum products is one issue I will fight to the bitter end. When I come
back from where I am I will start dealing with the government ruthlessly to protect the interest
of the oppressed. President Uhuru Kenyatta must sign that bill into law. Rotich must not be given an opportunity to run the ministry like a toilet," he said on his Twitter page seen
by kayreporters.blogspot.com on Wednesday, September 5.
Owino joined a growing number of other leaders who had also suggested implementation of the fuel tax be postponed by two years.
However, Rotich, insisted the 16% fuel tax will be implemented as it had become law. The CS on Friday, August 31, said the move by Parliament to suspend implementation of the fuel tax was null and void, citing increased international fuel prices. The lawmakers suspended the new Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products on Wednesday, August 29, following public uproar.
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