Esther Passaris Attacked By Kenyans For Voting For The Fuel Tax
The irony of someone who got into public office by claiming she lit up Nairobi streets supporting a bill that will make it even harder for those streetlights to stay on because of the impending rise in electricity bills.
By choosing not to attend the parliament session on Thursday and instead travel abroad, the Nairobi City County women representative Esther Passaris directly contributed to the passing of Uhuru Kenyatta's proposals that will see Kenyans bear the burden of over-taxation.
She took to Twitter to say that her stand was that there should be 0% VAT on fuel products. She even suggested that the vote had been predetermined and her presence in the house would not have helped much with the situation.
Kenyans were not convinced with her explanations and many put her to task on why she conveniently decided to travel out of the country on the day of the vote.In the midst of all the rhetoric, I pray the cry of the People supersedes the noise and guides today's vote. Given that I'm out of the Country with the Health Committee, I don't have a vote but this is my stand; 0% VAT. #TaxVoteKe #FinanceBill2018 pic.twitter.com/9qc8OlyGa7— Hon. Esther M Passaris (@EstherPassaris) September 20, 2018
u new well the day to vote for 0% vat is today and u flew. your stand cant help then in any way— Joshua Ngumbi (@joshuangumbi) September 20, 2018
Don't worry Mhesh, we shall also travel when you come back in 2022 to ask for out Votes! We shall say "even if we were there, we wouldn't have voted you in Again." #TaxVoteKe— Cupid Jones🐦 (@Gentlejones_) September 20, 2018
You have no stand if you are not in house voting; which ever https://t.co/7PFNsyVCm8 voted yes to support the bill by default in absence. Enjoy the tax payers allowances abroad.#Kenya KOT.— Clean Cooking (@irdafrica_Kenya) September 20, 2018
We aren't buying cheap sympathy you should have remained behind to vote if at all you care— Dkamau (@Dkamaau) September 20, 2018
We elected @EstherPassaris to vote in Parliament, but she's voting on Twitter. It doesn't count.— Joshua K. Njenga (@JKNjenga) September 20, 2018
John(RIP) the US senotor walked out of his hospital bed to break a tie on a key vote on healthcare reform that would have affected thousands of Americans .Be sincere,you are no different from them!!This fake solidarity is sickening.— OchollaDancun (@Ogweeh) September 20, 2018
Your unavailability in the house may just deny us the numbers to vote out the reservations by the president.— James Ogola (@JamesOgola90) September 20, 2018
Away?? Didn't we say no to those useless foreign trips..— OrjanMkwehu (@GatituTheGreat) September 20, 2018
Kubaaffff republic!!
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