Just few days after the passing and the subsequent signing of the controversial Finance Bill into law, the High Cout has delivered a statement to bar the implementation of the Finance Act 2023. Kenyans have started to feel the pain of the Bill as the high fuel prices has led to increase in fare prices and the cost of production hence making life difficult. President Ruto’s proposals in the Finance Bill were aimed at increasing government revenue through increasing taxation.
In the latest development, the High Court through Justice Mugure Thandie, extended the order by 5 more days to Monday July 10th, pending a case filed by Okiya Omtatah.
This comes at a time when Senator Okiya Omtatah challenged the implementation of Finance Act on the grounds that the Senate was not involved in the passing of the controversial law. In the same way, Omtatah has also filed a petition against EPRA for enforcing the new fuel prices despite the Finance Act being suspended by the courts.
by: BlogpostNewz