Aldai Member of Parliament Marianne Kitany pointed fingers at other members of parliament for failing to fully advise President William Ruto on the now withdrawn Finance Bill, 2024.
Speaking on Sunday in Nandi County at a church service, Kitany explained that MPs had also expressed serious reservations about the bill and communicated as much to Ruto.
"Makosa ni yetu sisi wajumbe, kwa sababu hatukufanya enough public participation na kuambia President Ruto hawa Gen Zs na kila mtu Kenya anataka kuona umetake action against corruption," she stated.
Loosely translated to "It was our mistake as MPs because we did not conduct enough public participation or tell President Ruto that Gen Zs and everyone in Kenya wanted him to take action against corruption."
After the bill was presented on May 13, the Finance Committee led by Molo MP Kuria Kimani held public participation forums that started on May 15 and ended on June 10.
Kenyans and other stakeholders shared their views urging the government to remove some taxes.
During the church service, the MP revealed that her counterparts had given Ruto an ultimatum, insisting that changes be made to the piece of legislation or else they would shoot it down.
She added that Ruto called them to the State House where he agreed to make some amendments.
The lawmaker disclosed that at State House, Ruto made some amendments to the bill.
Initially, the MPs were ready to pass it but it was too late since Kenyans were demanding that the bill should be scrapped in its entirety.
She added that Kenyans had lost trust in the current regime, especially after the losses incurred during the anti-finance bill protests.
"These young Kenyans do not want wastage, they even asked the President to meet them online to avoid misusing public funds with extravagant meetings. They want him to end corruption," she stated.
However, the MP emphasised that the bill would have transformed the country by raising more revenue to be used to run the country efficiently.
It was withdrawn last week by President Ruto who explained that he was informed that Kenyans had rejected it in its totality.
Ruto added his administration was listening to young Kenyans and would organise a meeting to chart a way forward.
