Kenyans Social Media Outreach to Reject Finance Bill.

Kenyans have spoken out against the latest finance bill proposed by the government, reflecting a wave of dissatisfaction with the country’s economic direction.

On an online campaign, led by influential X personality, Amerix Kenyans have embarked on a mission to pressurize their legislators into openly rejecting what has been roundly termed as oppressive.

Amerix started the hashtag #RespectMyHustle, under which he fired up Kenyans, telling them to directly call their respective Members of Parliament and ask them to vote down the bill..

He tweeted: "60% of your income goes to the taxman. Whom are you working for? You are working for the state. You are a slave. Refuse to be a slave. Pick up your phone now, and call your member of Parliament. Tell him to reject The Finance Bill. Add here their numbers.... "

Amerix rolled out a list of phone numbers belonging to various legislators, encouraging his followers and Kenyans at large to boldly share more phone numbers and deliver the message right into the homes of the MPs.

With no time, more people hopped on the trend and more phone numbers were publicly shared, sparking widespread interest as the day progressed.

Among the numbers shared includes, Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro, Silvanus Osoro, Gideon Kimaiyo, Mohammed Tubi, Peter Salaysa, Patrick Simiyu, Dan Wanyama, Reuben Kiborek, John Paul Mwirigi, Kimani Ichungwa, Jessica Mbalu, Wambugu Maina and hundreds more.

Evidently, several MPs seem to be feeling the pressure from the tweets or have actually been repeatedly called by their constituents.

Reacting to one Amerix tweet, Narok Senator Ledama Olekina  said, "It's time!"

Mumias East MP Peter Salaysa also confirmed that Kenyans had been spamming him with phone calls and some actually sending him small amounts of money to confirm the phone number's authenticity.

"Who has shared my number on @x. Everybody across the nation is calling my number, texting me and WhatsApping me. I can't sleep. The phone is vibrating throughout ati I reject finance bill kesho na wananitumia shilingi moja kwa mpesa to confirm if it's me. We are not voting tomorrow!" he tweeted.

Kenyans have now picked on the trend leading to more trending hashtags like #RejectFinancebill2024 which is now trending across all major social media platforms.