President William Ruto has defended Members of Parliament (MPs) who voted in support of the contentious Finance Bill 2024.
President Ruto described the 196 MPs who voted YES to pass the contentious Bill before it was transferred to the State House as the true heroes of the country.
The Head of State insisted that the MPs had made a sacrifice to save the country from the debt burden which he indicated that they inherited from the previous regime.
“One day Kenya will know that the MPs who voted yes are the true heroes of Kenya. Those are the people who saw the opportunity to unchain our country from debts,” Ruto stated.
While defending the MPs, Ruto revealed that dropping the Finance Bill 2024 has taken the country two years back.
Further, he clarified that he is not the one who introduced Finance Bill in Kenya. He insisted governments since independent have been implementing Finance Bill to finance the budget.
“Many people think the Finance Bll was an infention of Ruto. It has been with us since independence. We have dropped the Bill, this means we have gone back almost two years.”