High Court has extended orders barring task force appointed by President William Ruto to audit the public debt.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi further allowed the petitioners in the case to serve the respondents together with the four taskforce members through a newspaper of national circulation.
The matter will be mentioned on the September 18, 2024.
In the case surgeon Benjamin Magare Gikenyi and Eliud Matindi moved to court to challenge the appointment of the taskforce saying that the president assumed powers outside the constitution.
President William Ruto on July 5, 2024, formed an independent taskforce to carry out a comprehensive audit of the country’s public debt.
He noted that the taskforce will be required to provide a detailed report within the next three months.
Ruto further explained that the report would be critical in providing transparent information to the public and assess how public resources have been spent over time.
“This audit will provide people with clarity on the nature of our debt, how public resources have been spent and proposal for managing our resources in a sustainable manner that does not burden future generations,” he stated.
By Citizen Digital