Ruto disowns finance Bill and reverts to old levies By Nation Correspondent Daily Nation The Bomet county government suspended Finance Bill 2013 and reverted to the old levies local traders were being charged. Governor Isaac Ruto, on Wednesday, said the executive committee and county assembly had unanimously agreed to withdraw the Bill. Mr Ruto, who was speaking at Bomet Green Stadium during a meeting with trader, questioned where those implementing the “illegal levies” had got the authority from. He said after looking at the Bill, he had realised that the purported new levies were abnormally high and would force most traders out of business. The governor said he had recommended that traders such as vegetable vendors should be exempted from paying levies, but was surprised to find that they were expected to pay huge fees. “My wish as governor is to see traders grow and empower themselves economically and not be oppressed through unrealistic charges,” he said.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:25:38 +0000
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