President William Ruto’s Economic Advisor David Ndii has endorsed a message asking Kenyans to unfollow him.
Ndii who has been interacting with Kenyans on X formerly twitter, noted that he was ready to lose the followers for endorsing President Ruto’s punitive tax measures contained in the Finance Bill 2024.
With ‘I don’t care attitude’, Ndii has remained bullish insisting that the taxes are for the greater good.
I endorse this mesaage https://t.co/irfZJMji4c
— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) June 15, 2024
His message comes amidst a social media push for the rejection of the Finance Bill 2024.
Kenyans online have ganged up calling out Ruto’s administration of making life unbearable through punitive taxes.
With the Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament next week, some have vowed to stage protests outside the National Assembly.
On X, where the activities gathered burning steam, influential X personality Amerix started the hashtag #RespectMyHustle, under which he galvanised Kenyans into action, telling them to directly call their respective Members of Parliament and ask them to vote down the bill.
He tweeted: “60% of your income goes to the taxman. Whom are you working for. You are working for the state. You are a slave. Refuse to be a slave. Pick up your phone now, and call your member of Parliament. Tell him to reject The Finance Bill. Add here their numbers…. ”
Leading from the front, Amerix rolled out a list of phone numbers belonging to various legislators, encouraging his followers and Kenyans at large to boldly share more phone numbers and deliver the message right into the homes of the MPs.
For instance, while sharing Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro’s number, Amerix urged Kenyans to call him, text him and spam him into rejecting the bill and standing up for the people of Kiharu.
“Call Mr. Ndindi Nyoro, MP Kiharu Constituency. Jam his phone with texts & calls to reject the finance bill. Remind him that he was elected to represent the voice of Kiharu. Kiharu have a right to call, text, remind, and recall their MP!” he tweeted.
Following the revolution, Azimio has asked Kenyans to intensify the campaign and reject the Finance Bill 2024.
