National Assembly Finance Committee Chair Kuria Kimani has dismissed reports on the introduction of a tax for newborns in the Finance Bill.
Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, April 9, the MP clarified that Finance Bill 2025 was yet to be tabled in Parliament.
He noted that there were people who were spreading such reports to mislead Kenyans.
Therefore, he called on Kenyans to ignore the reports as there were no such proposals. Further, he expressed that he would be the first person to oppose such a proposal, should it be included in the bill.
"For the last 3 days, 'Reject Finance Bill 2025' has been trending on X until I wondered whether I was the Finance Chair because I would have seen it (the bill)."
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"People are talking of all manner of misinformation, including that there is a tax for newborn children in the 2025 Finance Bill," the MP lamented.
On the other hand, he called on Kenyans and leaders to exercise restraint when dealing with sensitive matters such as the Finance Bill.
He cited his own experience, recounting how he had to stay away from home after goons attacked his home after the passage of the Finance Bill 2024.
"Unfortunately, sometimes you follow these accounts and find that they are distinguished scholars spreading that propaganda."
"Some of us pay the ultimate price of that misinformation. I lived away from home for a long time for fear of being attacked by the public. I lost property," he remarked.
Earlier, Treasury CS John Mbadi noted that the Finance Bill 2025 was still not ready. He detailed that the Treasury was still engaging with stakeholders on the proposals to be included in the bill.
