Dear Kutoeleweka and ODMlets,
Some of us, do not jump into criticism for the sake of it or to score cheap political bonga points.
We rather join the party late than to shoot without getting the FACTS FIRST.
While this may shock you, we draw no joy in criticizing the president seeing it is us who voted him into office.
Our point of contention in respect to the president operating offshore accounts is two-fold, and none has to do with whether the current head of state was born a trillionaire or a pauper.
Contention 1:
A President by LAW CAN'T Operate an offshore account. It's is illegal as it is immoral!
Why illegal?
Well, Article 76(2) of our Constitution and Section 19 (1 -2) of the Leadership & Integrity Act, 2012, EXPRESSLY prohibits a state officer from operating offshore accounts.
Now, let's say there was a lacuna in the said law that somehow permitted the president to stash wealth in foreign countries, the act is IMMORAL...which brings us to...
Contention 2:
According to Investopedia, no matter who they are or the source of their money, those who stash money in Tax Havens do so to avoid paying taxes to their home countries.
It's that simple!
For a president, who is currently presiding over one of the most unforgiving tax regimes in the world to comfortably find ways not to pay tax...that's IMMORAL
And lest you don't have an idea the kind of Kenyans who stash money abroad, please read the Kroll Report and see for yourself that a ruling family stashed over 140bn of TAXPAYERS MONEY in offshore accounts as Kenyans were begging the international community for aid and loans.
I hope you now understand our contention, right?
Well, thank you for your time. You may now resume your sanitization project.