Ruto announces the reform of the tax system pending his confirmation as Kenyan president

Aug. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The elected president of Kenya, William Ruto, has announced the start of a process to reform the tax system of the African country to increase revenue in one of his first measures announced after an electoral victory pending confirmation by the Supreme Court in the face of allegations of fraud presented by the opposition.

The elected president has made it known that he has already contacted the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to “work together” with the aim that Kenya “can live within its means.”

With this announcement, made last Thursday and picked up this Friday by the Kenyan newspaper ‘The Daily Nation’, Ruto aspires to fulfill one of the main measures of his electoral program despite the complaints of his rival, Raila Odinga, about an alleged electoral fraud in the elections of August 9.

“The truth is going to be known because we know it ourselves and we are going to show it wide and open from tomorrow,” Odinga declared on Sunday in a speech to the faithful in Donholm, Nairobi and collected by ‘The Standard’ before the presentation. of the resource.

Faced with the possible legal battle, the Supreme Court reported that the security and personnel of the courts have improved.

“The Judicial Committee on Elections, chaired by Judge Mohamed Ibrahim, prepares the institution to handle electoral disputes. It analyzes the training, financial and human resource aspects to ensure that disputes are resolved efficiently,” the Judiciary said in a statement picked up by ‘The Star’.