President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to pay taxes, pledging to be on the forefront of relieving Kenya from its swollen debt burden as he governs the nation.
While speaking during a thanksgiving ceremony in Kitui county on Sunday, October 23 the head of state emphasized that the nation is dealing with a high debt ceiling and is in dire need of being salvaged.
President Ruto opined that the nation’s growth will be delayed if the debt headache will not be solved.
“I want to promise you I will lead from the front to ensure that we remove Kenya from borrowing. We do not want our nation to be in debt. We are now paying debts close to 1.4 trillion every year. We must end borrowing from other countries, and we start looking for our own money as Kenyans,” said Ruto.
“Right now, we are collecting Ksh.2 trillion and we are targeting to collect Ksh.3 trillion come next year and before the end of five years we collect Ksh.4 trillion and that is how we will build roads and ensure our children access education and ensure Kenya is moving forward.” He added.
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He then called on Kenyans to be tax-compliant and pay their taxes to aid in revenue collection which will be pivotal in the nation’s development.
While terming it as “the only way to be an independent nation”, President Ruto noted that the nation should use its own resources to develop and not depend on other nations.
“I want you Kenyans to help me with only one thing, pay taxes. Because all this work cannot be done without money and the government gets money from tax collected,” he pleaded.