National Assembly Finance Committee chairman, Kuria Kimani, in the eye of another storm amid new tax proposals

Molo MP Kuria Kimani speaks at Molo ACK Church in Nakuru County on May 19, 2024.

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Molo MP Francis Kimani Kuria is coming out as the poster child of the unpopular bread and vehicle circulation taxes, at least on the floor of the August House.

The legislator, who is also the chairperson for the National Assembly's Committee on Finance and National Planning, was last week the punching bag for Kenyans on social media after he emerged as one of the most vocal MPs supporting the new tax measures contained in the Finance Bill, 2024.

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