The Finance Act, 2023, which President William Ruto signed last month, is set to receive more guidance from the High Court today.

This comes after the court stopped the Act on Friday due to two legal challenges. Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah contested the Act in the first order made by Justice Mugure Thande, claiming that the Senate was not involved.

Peter Agoro submitted the second application, claiming that the Finance Bill 2023 violates the Constitution because it was based on illegality.

Justice Thande also issued the second command.


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In the meantime, despite the court ruling halting the implementation of the Finance Act 2023, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) moved ahead and announced new gasoline pricing on Friday.

The Act includes several other tax-related measures for obtaining money, including increasing the VAT on petroleum items from 8% to 16%.