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Kenyans are overtaxed, say bishops as they urge State to lessen burden

Catholic bishops

Catholic bishops during a press briefing on issues affecting the nation at Russel House in Karen, Nairobi on April 11. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
WhatsApp Image 2025-04-22 at 11.07.02

By  Kevin Cheruiyot

Correspondent

What you need to know:

  • The clerics asked President Ruto to stagger new taxes to avoid overburdening citizens.
  • The bishops also called for a quick solution to the ongoing doctors’ strike.

The Catholic Church has said life has gotten harder for an average Kenyan in the last one year.

Through the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), the church said the ongoing strike by doctors had made the situation even worse.

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