Blow to the kenya kwanza government as the High Court temporarily suspends the implementation of the finance bill 2023 for a week. 

This is in response to a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah challenging the Finance Act 2023 and requesting that certain sections of the law be repealed.

PHOTO | COURTESY Okiya Omtatah

Lady Justice Mugure Thande ruled in Omtatah's favour, postponing the law's implementation until tomorrow, July 1, 2023, pending the hearing and judgment of Mr Omtatah's petition.

"That I am satisfied that the Application meets the test for conservatory orders, and I do grant prayers 2 and 3 of the Application until 5.7.23, when the matter is scheduled for mention for directions," Justice Thande declared.

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Omtatah claims in his updated petition that the Finance Bill contains revisions to various statutes that do not produce income and hinder the Senate's work to protect the interests of counties and their governments.

PHOTO | COURTESY Okiya Omtatah


Omtatah argued that Requiring employees to contribute an amount of money based on the applicable blanket deductible percentage without considering their existing contractual obligations on their salaries is unreasonable.

He also contends that before the Bill can be considered in the originating House, the Speaker of one House of Parliament must first seek the concurrence of the Speaker of the other House of Parliament.