Chesumei MP criticizes Uhuru’s government for insatiable appetite for loans.

Kenya risks plunging deeper into debts due to heavy borrowing by national government, Chesumei MP has claimed.

Speaking ahead of the expected Thursday reading of the budget, the MP, Wilson Kogo, said the country had hefty expenses that overweighed the revenues it generates.

In an exclusive interview with Northrift Mirror, Kogo cautioned that the imbalance had pushed the country into an endless state of borrowing, a move he said was a disservice to the taxpayers.

“I want to suggest that the government should focus on the available avenues of collecting revenue and reduce on international borrowing because it is leading the country into huge debts,” said Kogo.

He said the budget should consider ways of supporting taxpayers noting that it was sad the government was imposing more taxes on ordinary Kenyans rather than empowering them.

At the same time, Kapsabet-based businessman Julius Kipruto Ketter asked the government to avoid cushioning the rich at the expense of the rich when it comes to taxation.

“Most of the people closed their businesses because of pending bills and so I’m urging the government to ensure that they empower business people and see s way to ensure that they pay the pending bills,” said Kipruto.