NAIROBI – President William Ruto has bowed to pressure and said he will not sign the Finance Bill 2024.The president said the people have spoken.Listening keenly to the people of Kenya who have said loudly that they want nothing to do with this Finance Bill 2024, I concede and therefore I will not sign the 2024 Finance Bill and it shall subsequently be withdrawn,” he said.
President Ruto further said his administration has worked hard and consistently so that the price of essential commodities like ‘unga’ has dropped from Sh240 to Sh100.
“We reduced the cost of fertiliser from Sh7,500 to Sh2,500. The Shilling has also strengthened against the Dollar,” he said.
