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مشروع قانون المالية الكيني 2024

The Kenya Finance Bill 2024 is a piece of legislation currently going through the Parliament of Kenya that proposes changes to the tax system of Kenya. It was first introduced in May 2024 and has been controversial,[1] with some provisions facing public outcry.[2][3][4][5] The proposal has sparked the Kenya Finance Bill protests and public opposition.[6][7] On 25 June, 2024, Parliament approved the bill despite the protests.[8]

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Aim

The proposed bill aims to raise 346 billion Kenyan shillings (KES) to pay off debt and fund development projects.[9][10]


Controversial sections of the Bill

قالب:Section needs more citations Some of the arguments against the proposed finance bill include:

  • The State Department of Gender and Affirmative action under the umbrella of the Ministry of Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage estimates that girls from poor households lose up to 20% of school days in an academic year, equivalent to 6 weeks of learning due to lack of sanitary towels.[11].
  • Allowing the national tax arm, the Kenya Revenue Authority to access mobile and other financial accounts of citizens without a court order is unconstitutional and a clear violation of privacy rights and could potentially affect banking penetration in the country.

First reading

The Kenya Finance Bill 2024 got introduced in May and had its first reading in Parliament on May 13, 2024.[12]

Amendments

Amidst protests, the Kenyan government scrapped parts of the bill on June 18, 2024, to satisfy the angry youths.[بحاجة لمصدر]

Second reading

The second reading of the Finance Bill took place on June 2024, where members of parliament voted on the general outline of the proposed law. The bill sailed through the second reading with 204 members voting for the bill, while 115 opposed it. No members abstained from the vote.[13]

Current status

On 24 June, lawmakers met at the Parliament of Kenya and Parliament approved the finance bill despite the protests. It is now set to be presented on 27 June to president William Ruto for his signature to become law.[14][15]

المصادر

  1. ^ AriseNews (2024-06-21). "Kenya's Parliament Approves Controversial Finance Bill Despite Public Outcry". Arise News (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  2. ^ "Kenya Finance Bill 2024 passes second reading amid public outcry" (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. ^ "Finance Bill 2024: Kenyans protest ova bread tax, odas make goment do U-Turn". BBC News Pidgin. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. ^ Ndege, Adonijah (2024-06-20). "BREAKING: Kenya's Finance Bill passes second reading despite protests". TechCabal (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. ^ "Kenya finance bill 2024: Bread and other tax proposals axed amid public outcry". www.bbc.com (in الإنجليزية البريطانية). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  6. ^ "Protests in Kenya: Gen Z takes to the streets – DW – 06/20/2024". dw.com (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  7. ^ "Thousands of Kenyans demonstrate against proposed tax increases". Voice of America (in الإنجليزية). 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  8. ^ "Several killed as Kenyan police open fire on anti-tax bill protesters". Al Jazeera (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  9. ^ "Thousands of Kenyans demonstrate against proposed tax increases". Voice of America (in الإنجليزية). 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  10. ^ "More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill". Voice of America (in الإنجليزية). 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  11. ^ Ministry of Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage (2023). "Sanitary Towels Program".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Kenya parliament advances Finance Bill 2024 amid protests". techpoint.africa. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  13. ^ Misiko, Harry (2024-06-20). "204 MPs approve Finance Bill in Second Reading, 115 reject". NTV Kenya (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  14. ^ "Several killed as Kenyan police open fire on anti-tax bill protesters". Al Jazeera (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  15. ^ "200 Injured, 100 Arrested As Kenya Tax Protests Turn Violent". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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