Take My Payslip – ACK’s Reverend New Poem for Ruto

Take My Payslip – ACK’s Reverend New Poem for Ruto

Take My Payslip – ACK’s Reverend New Poem for Ruto

Reverend Sammy Wainaina, a vocal priest of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), has continued to criticize the administration by penning a new poem for William Ruto, the head of state. Wainaina, who is currently employed in London, United Kingdom, as an advisor on Anglican Communion Affairs, charged that the government overtaxed workers’ payslips.

Via his social media pages, the Reverend lamented that the employees are singing taxation as a new chorus after Ruto, who once identified himself as a hustler (common mwananchi) turned his face away from the cries of Kenyans struggling to make ends meet. “The new chorus employees are singing after a former peasant became a dynasty,” the Reverend stated and penned his satirical poem.

Take my payslip and let it be 
Always thine to tax at will
Take my wallet and make it be
At the mercy of high price

Reverend Wainaina claimed that the taxpayers had no other option but to surrender to Ruto’s hiked taxation which is part of his fiscal policies outlined to revive the economy. 

The clergyman, who has previously held the positions of vicar, archdeacon, and assistant provost, criticized the administration last year for hosting prayer services instead of carrying out its election-related commitments.

“Prayers are not what we need from the government. We will and do offer prayers. Services are what we require from the government. We have now moved past politics. Just as you said you would, fulfill your commitment. That’s it! In order to avoid questioning the government, let’s not try to sanitize or convert it to a religion. The Reverend remarked, “Let them implement their manifestos if they said they would do something.”

He just published a humorous poem, which coincides with President Ruto’s declaration that he doesn’t care about tax criticism. The president of state vowed to follow through on his pledge to create jobs through the Affordable Housing Scheme while touring Kitale’s Masinde Muliro Market on Wednesday. 1.5% of each employee’s gross compensation, paid by both the business and the employee, goes toward the program.

Nikasema tulipe Housing Levy, watu wakasema ya kwamba naleta mambo ya ‘Zakayo’. Heri mimi nikuwe ‘Zakayo’ lakini hawa vijana wapate ajira, heri niitwe ‘Zakayo’ na Kenya issingie kwa madeni,” he stated.

This can be loosely translated to “I said we pay the Housing Levy but people said that I’m becoming the Biblical Zaccheus ‘Zakayo’. It is better to be Zakayo and the youths get employment. It is better to be ‘Zakayo’ than let Kenya sink into debt.”

Ruto also received a significant boost on Friday when the Court of Appeal lifted temporary injunctions preventing the Social Health Insurance Act—which took the role of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act—from going into effect.Should SHIF be put into effect, each household would have to contribute 2.57% of their income toward the funds. Ruto set a Ksh5,000 ceiling on the new deductions for Kenyans with salaries and Ksh300 for those working in the unorganized sector.