Junet warns against misinformation on Finance Bill 2026
By Emmanuel Rono, May 26, 2026Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed has cautioned leaders against spreading disinformation surrounding the Finance Bill, 2026, urging them to verify facts before addressing the public.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Junet criticised some leaders for circulating false claims and inciting the public, particularly on sensitive issues such as land ownership.
“I want to urge my colleagues, my fellow leaders, that please, before you misinform Kenyans, before you disinform Kenyans, take time to read. And if you have no time to read, please ask your staff, ask your researchers to read for you the Finance Bill before you communicate or you speak to Kenyans at any level,” Junet said.
Inciting Kenyans
He cautioned that some of the ongoing discussions around the Bill are deliberately misleading and intended to incite public unrest. He said such narratives risk misleading Kenyans and escalating unnecessary tensions.
“Some of the issues that are being discussed today in this country concerning the Finance Bill are issues you can see that are meant purely for incitement, nothing else. The end game is to incite Kenyans so that Kenyans can rise and fight each other,” Junet stated.
The legislator also singled out public commentary from senior legal practitioners, expressing concern over claims he termed inaccurate.
“Otherwise, there is no reason why a leader of the calibre of some of them senior councils… I saw the senior council saying that all freehold land titles will be changed to leases. I was shocked,” he added.
Junet maintained that the Finance Bill 2026 is being misrepresented for political gain, insisting that its purpose is to streamline tax processes, improve predictability, and enhance compliance for taxpayers.
CS Mbadi on misinformation on the Finance Bill
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has also stated that many traders had fallen victim to misinformation and false narratives surrounding the Finance Bill 2026 proposals, leading to fears that the government intended to introduce additional taxes on mobile devices.
Taking to his X account on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, after engaging mobile phone retailers and electronics traders along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, Mbadi said the government has conducted public participation at the grassroots level to address concerns raised by traders over the proposed taxes.
“From our engagements, it’s evidently clear that many have been victims of false narratives and misinformation. For clarity, the new proposal collapses the multiple layers of taxation contained in the current phone tax regime into one, subsequently making phones cheaper if adopted,” Mbadi insisted.