Musician KRG The Don and content creator Cassy Pool have supported the Finance Bill 2024, urging Kenyans to do the same.
However, in a recent interview, Cassy Pool changed his stance, advocating for rejecting the bill and encouraging Kenyans to join him.
“The President wants the best for the country. We may struggle for a short time, but we will become like Singapore and Dubai,” he said.
He reassured Kenyans that the additional taxes were not meant to harass but to generate revenue for national development.
Despite describing the Finance Bill as “a small thing,” many Kenyans criticised him online for his support.
Cassy Pool expressed confusion over the backlash, asking, “What’s the problem with me supporting the Finance Bill?”
He also criticised the protesters, claiming they were acting foolishly and were not fully informed about the bill’s contents.
KRG also supported the Finance Bill, criticising Kenyans who opposed it. He argued that the bill was not problematic and that the issue was personal.
KRG accuses celebrities
KRG accused celebrities participating in the demonstrations of clout chasing, claiming they were protesting only for content and likes.
“If they were truly fighting for their rights, at least two of them would have been arrested,” he said.
Kenyan YouTuber Nebz is also among those who criticized people opposing the Finance Bill. He stated that those against it are simply lazy and need to find ways to increase their income.
Nebz stressed the importance of taxes for generating revenue for infrastructure and debt repayment in the country.
Following his speech, Nebz’s girlfriend announced their breakup, saying, “I’m single guys, don’t associate me with those who lack thinking and intelligence.”
Gen Z join the protests
Digital content creator Anita ‘Anini’ Barasa has shared how deeply honoured she was after getting recognized by veteran politician and Kenya’s 2nd ever prime minister Raila Odinga due to her heroic activism in the streets of Nairobi during Tuesday’s protests.
Speaking during an interview with The Star Newspaper, the energetic Anini urged citizens to learn from the ongoing protests and wake up to the realization that their voices matter and can actually bring change despite what might have happened in the past to make them believe otherwise.
“Girl! That is my father now mimi ni last born wa Raila, I think you all know that na Kenya yote inajua,. I was really honoured, Agwambo thank you so much,”Anini heartily expressed during the interview.
On what propelled her and her peers to fearlessly take to the streets the teen said;
We had to do something, people have been accepting their fate and thinking like ‘oohh we can’t really do anything,’ but you have a voice and you can use it. So we were like lets go to the ground and now I’ll ask you to also go to the ground because what is your reason or excuse for not pulling up?” Anini said confirming she’d still be taking to the streets throughout the week advocating for the rejection of the proposed 2024 Finance Bill.
Finishing up the 17-year-old campus student revealed she was a co-founder of Wagwan Nairobi a arts club for digital content creators within the city. Their slogan is, ‘ Nairobi is ours,’
