In a statement issued on Thursday, November 12, 2026, Asige criticized the tax authority for introducing a tiered exemption framework that links tax relief percentages—ranging from 30 percent to 100 percent of the Ksh150,000 monthly ceiling—to the assessed severity of a person's impairment.
Rejecting the classification model, the legislator argued that grading disabilities unfairly penalizes individuals whose conditions are categorized as mild. "Equity isn't a ladder," Asige stated, maintaining that access to financial relief should be anchored in constitutional rights and lived needs rather than a "hierarchy of human suffering".
Asige—who sponsored the landmark Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025—also faulted KRA’s proposal to reintroduce a Ksh1,000 assessment fee, noting that the charge directly contravenes the 2025 statute that expressly repealed such fees.
Additionally, she questioned provisions restricting tax exemption applications to only one parent or guardian per child with a disability, arguing the rule overlooks households where both parents share caregiving duties or families raising multiple children with special needs.
Calling out the lack of meaningful consultation under the principle of "Nothing about us, without us," Asige vowed to file formal interventions to challenge any administrative provisions inconsistent with the Constitution and existing disability law.
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