Besieged Ruto Courts the Church Page 7 Deputy President Hosts Second Religious Meeting in a Week As Analysts Weigh in on Options Open to Him
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Besieged Ruto courts the Church Page 7 Deputy President hosts second religious meeting in a week as analysts weigh in on options open to him 12 Wednesday, June 24, 2020 www.pd.co.ke // www.epaper.peopledaily.co.ke NO.07092 .HQ\D·V )5(( 1HZVSDSHU Waiguru stole Sh145m, MCAs tell Senators News Beat PG 8 $07*%61%"5&4 %"7*%8"/(6* .$".65*3"8"3% 5IFNBOOFSJOXIJDIUIFBNPVOUTXFSFJOWPJDFE 4,952 BOEQBJEPVUUP7FMPDJUZ1BSUOFST-UEJTFWJEFODFPGUIF confirmed cases DSJNJOBMFOUFSQSJTFIFBEFECZUIFHPWFSOPS 1,782 recovered Impeachment hearing: 128 deaths Embattled Kirinyaga Governor rubbishes Mercy Mwangangi, Health CAS 155 claims of abuse of office, tested positive in the last 24 tender fraud and flouting Covid-19 hours the Constitution, says the measures 146,537 allegations are part of a working, samples tested since the first case was political witchhunt and reported in Kenya ITHANA PD/GERALD says CAS should be dismissed PG 4&5 (PWFSOPS"OOF8BJHVSV 2 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Wednesday, June 24, 2020 WEATHER TODAY 01*/*0/1"(& 803-%/&841"(& Nairobi 23° Nyeri 22° 1PMJUJDJBOTXFBLMJOLJO 5SVNQTVTQFOETHSFFODBSET Mombasa 27° Kitui 27° àHIUJOHOPWFMDPSPOBWJSVT XPSLWJTBTVOUJM+BOVBSZ Kisumu 27° Wajir 34° Ole Kina hatred case ruling rescheduled 03VPRYHWRFXWSULFHRIXQJD A ruling on whether to terminate ethnic contempt charges against Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina was yesterday deferred until next Monday. Milimani Chief magistrate Martha ZKHDWIORXUDQGFRRNLQJJDV Mutuku who was scheduled to deliver the ruling was said to be attending a Cost of the commodities costs and reduced incomes on Kenyans. court users meeting bringing together MPs felt that the proposed VAT charge all magistrates and judges. to decrease if President on Liquified Petroleum Gas would have Ole Kina has refused to take a plea assents to the Finance Bill increased the price of cooking gas which in the case, citing a defective charge contradicts government efforts to shift sheet. Through lawyers George Wa- passed by Parliament consumers from the use of wood fuel. jackoya and Omwanza Ombati, Kina The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2018 asked the court not to allow the plea- by Anthony Mwangi which was rejected by Parliament last year taking. @PeopleDailyKe had changed the status of maize, cassava, But the Directorate of Public Pros- wheat and maize flour from taxable status ecutions urged the court to dismiss the The cost of cooking gas, maize and (zero rate) to exempt. application by the defence, saying it wheat flour could drop after Parliament The move by Parliament is, however, ex- has been brought in bad faith. passed the Finance Bill 2020, removing pected to set a protracted battle between On February 19 Kina (below) is said the items from the Value Added Tax (VAT) the Legislature and the Executive should to have made remarks on a TV inter- pool. the President return the Bill to the law- view to incite feelings of discrimina- The shelf price of maize and wheat flour makers. tion against non-Maasai communities will decrease if President Uhuru Kenyatta The MPs threw their first salvo over the living in Narok county. assents to the bill. matter with Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu) warning that Parliament will not be used If he does not agree with the MPs’ deci- to rubber stamp proposals from the Execu- sion, he will constitutionally be required tive which will affect the common Kenyan. to refer the bill back to the House with a “We are not puppets to be used as rub- memorandum. ber stamps to pass legislation pushed by Parliament will then be required to raise the Executive which will be detrimental the requisite two thirds majority to over- to our people,” cautioned Ichung’wa who turn it. was recently dropped as Budget and Ap- “Enacting the Finance Bill as proposed propriation Committee chairman. by Treasury would increase Kenyans’ But Ainabkoi MP William Chepkut said MPs accuse police of burden through increased prices of basic members need to ensure that the Presi- commodities by the end of this month,” dent’s agenda is supported by all. laxity in north Kenya said Finance Committee chairman Joseph “As members of Parliament our role is to Members of Parliament from North Limo yesterday. Shoppers pick its and alcoholic beverages after MPs in- support the President’s agenda. Period!” Eastern have accused the security The National Assembly’s Finance and a pack of wheat creased Excise Duty by 2 per cent for drinks said Chepkut amid protest from some of team in Marsabit of failing to prevent National Planning Committee had rec- flour at a shelf in with alcoholic content of above 6 per cent. the members. ommended that the Finance Bill, 2018, be killings in the area. one of the local Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ikur Yatani Bomet Woman Representative Joyce amended to change the status of maize The remarks come a day after two supermarkets. was also seeking to raise additional Sh3 Korir, while on a point of order, sought to (corn) flour, cassava flour, wheat or Meslin students from in Saku Constituency Wheat and maize billion with the removal of seven allowable know whether Chepkut was suggesting flour and maize flour containing cassava that Parliament should pass proposals were shot dead while riding on a flour prices are deductions from the income tax law. from exempt to zero rate. from the Executive without ventilating. motorbike. Another youth sustained some of the items MPs also removed from the VAT exemp- Treasury had in the Finance Bill 2020, “Is the Hon. Member trying to imply that serious injuries and is fighting for his earmarked for tion list, tractors, some helicopters and life at the Marsabit County Referral moved to sneak in proposals rejected by aeroplanes not exceeding 2,000kg, items we are puppets whose work is to rubber Parliament in the Tax Laws Bill. VAT removal. Hospital after he was shot. PD/FILE for clean cooking stoves, stoves, cookers, stamp whatever comes from the Execu- In a statement read by Saku legisla- Zero rate allows manufacturers to claim and barbecues. Others are one motor ve- tive?” asked Korir. tor, Dido Raso, the MPs said slow re- VAT from raw materials used in making hicle imported by returning public officers Treasury CS Yatani was expecting to raise sponse by police has led to avoidable their products while exempt allows tax from foreign postings and services such as Sh1.5 billion from the removal of tax incen- deaths. refund, which normally leads to a rise in hiring helicopters. tives on mortgages, NSSF income as well as “Whereas there are many causal commodity prices. The removal of the said items from VAT bonus, overtime, and retirement benefits. factors sustaining the conflicts in the However, the move by the National As- exemption to standard is expected to yield Treasury also wanted to net Sh4 billion Marsabit, we believe that the security sembly will be a big blow to the National close to Sh8 billion to the Treasury. in taxes earned from items which are set to team has terribly failed to maintain Treasury’s bid to raise revenue. Treasury The National Assembly had pushed back be removed from the VAT exemption list. law and order, protect lives and prop- had projected to raise Sh38.5 billion in new the attempt to lift the exemptions by reject- He has also sought to lift exemptions on erties, ”said Raso. tax measures stipulated in the Finance Bill. ing proposals submitted through the 2020 key products and services including levy- From the Bill, the National Treasury – Bernard Gitau Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill citing higher ing tax on LPG and bonuses paid to low planned to raise Sh1.5 billion from spir- income earners. :LSHUPRYHVWRGLVFLSOLQH0XWKDPDIRUDOOHJHGO\ZRUNLQJZLWK5XWR by Bernard Gitau days to respond failure to which he by his association with Deputy has accused him of contempt and The letter added that Muthama @benagitau would face expulsion. President William Ruto said the party disregard of the party leadership by being a NEC member has never at- “Muthama has assumed Wiper would not condone members with spreading malicious propaganda tended any meeting since the party The Wiper Democratic Movement Party spokesman-ship and is dining divided loyalties. and actively spreading hate among moved from Lavington to Karen, has initiated disciplinary proceed- and wining with people and coali- “We cannot put this country in the rank of party membership. hence a show of abandoning his du- ings against former Machakos Sena- tion we have no contact and shared the hands of a person we feel has in- “You have openly been associating ties. “He must show reason for things tor Johnstone Muthama over claims ideologies,” said Mwakwere during a tegrity issues. The party also cannot yourself with other political parties he has done and said in the last six of misconduct and insubordination. press conference yesterday work with DP and his team because and politicians who are adversaries months, he must also withdraw Wiper chairman Chirau Ali Mwak- Wiper deputy party leader Farah we do not share his ideologies,” said of our movement in total disregard them as they are not Wiper stand. We were yesterday said Muthama has 14 Maalim who hinted at Muthama’s Maalim. of Political Parties Act and the move- are disappointed in his behaviours,” predicaments have been fuelled In a letter to Muthama, Wiper ment rules and regulations,” it read. said Mwakwere. 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