A section of Nairobi opposition MPs have threatened to take President Uhuru Kenyatta's government to court over the controversial Finance Bill 2018 that is now law.
The city MPs claim that the Finance Bill is designed to push Kenyans into economic hardhip.
Led by Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang, the lawmakers accused the president of rushing to sign the controversial Bill into law.
Kajwang says that the manner in which the the Finance Bill was approved by Parliament was suspicious and must be investigated.
Kajwang who spoke on KTN News on Saturday, maintained that the Bill was not in the interests of common Kenyans.
"We are going to challenge the legality of the Finance Bill in court especially in the manner it was appoved by some MPs," he said.
Kibera MP Ken Okoth who spoke to High-rise residents on Saturday, had earlier posited that the Bill will see the cost of living go up.
Okoth said that it was not wise for the president to rush and have the Bill approved and signed into law.
"We had proposed for suspension of the VAT by two years to allow for consultations but the President had his own thinking," he said.
The MP said that the only way to fight for the interests of millions of Kenyans who are already feeling the pinch of the new law is by going to court.
Okoth asked Kenyans to brace for tough times as the law takes effect.
Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati alleged that the Finance Bill was passed through the backdoor.
He said that majority of MPs voted against the Bill only for the Speaker Justin Muturi to claim that the proposals had been approved.
"We are still investigating on how the Bill passed despite majority of us voting against it," he said.
Embakasi MP Babu Owino in an interview with a local daily said that it is unfortunate that the Bill passed and is now law.
He said that Kenyans are going to suffer raising taxes for the government.
The MP warned the government against over-borrowing and passing the burden of taxes to poor Kenyans.
The Finance Bill 2018 was signed into law on Friday by President Uhuru Kenyatta and imposes an 8% VAT on fuel and petroleum products.
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