{"id":12753,"date":"2024-01-15T05:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=12753"},"modified":"2024-01-15T05:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:57:00","slug":"kenyans-must-pay-their-taxes-diligently-if-the-country-is-to-return-to-a-state-similar-to-president-mwai-kibakis-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=12753","title":{"rendered":"Kenyans must pay their taxes diligently if the country is to return to a state similar to President Mwai Kibaki&#8217;s regime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyans must pay their taxes diligently if the country is to return to a state similar to President Mwai Kibaki&#8217;s regime when he said the economy boomed. &#8221; &#8211; President William Ruto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa_20240115_085225_0000-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa_20240115_085225_0000-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa_20240115_085225_0000-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa_20240115_085225_0000-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President William Ruto has justified his tax policies, asserting that they are essential for steering Kenya away from accumulating detrimental debts. During a speech in Elgeyo Marakwet, he emphasized the importance of diligent tax payment to restore the economic prosperity experienced during President Mwai Kibaki&#8217;s tenure. Ruto highlighted the decline in tax as a percentage of GDP, attributing the country&#8217;s increased debt burden to this trend, and expressed a commitment to making necessary decisions for Kenya&#8217;s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenyans must pay their taxes diligently if the country is to return to a state similar to President Mwai Kibaki&#8217;s regime when he said the economy boomed. &#8221; &#8211; President William Ruto President William Ruto has justified his tax policies, asserting that they are essential for steering Kenya away from accumulating detrimental debts. 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