Sen. Okiya Omtatah of Busia argued that the Supreme Court should have upheld the appellate court’s ruling approving the implementation of the Finance Act 2023.
On Friday, September 8, at the Sugar Conference, the politician said that the argument was still compelling and that he didn’t see himself losing.
He said that the decision was taken in response to an application, and that the Supreme Court judges had determined that they had broken one of their rules.
The law is on Omtatah’s side, he said, and he was well prepared for the trial to start on September 13th.
The former activist who is now a lawmaker insisted that Kenyans comprehend that his fight would continue after the Finance Act 2023.
He clarified that his next battle will centre on Chapter 12 of the constitution, which he claimed had allowed individuals to whom Kenyans had given money to misappropriate it.
The National Treasury, according to Omtatah, was also improperly established and nevertheless adhered to the previous constitution.
“I would like Kenyans to understand that this battle we have initiated is not just about the Finance Bill alone; it’s about Chapter 12 of the entire finances of the Republic of Kenya being misused by those entrusted with oversight authority. So, once we are done with the Finance Act, I want us to look at the division of revenue and then investigate this treasury that has been established based on the principles of the old constitution,” he said.
by: Allutah