Nairobi: On Tuesday, Kenya’s Supreme Court issued a suspension on a lower court’s recent ruling declaring the 2023 finance law unconstitutional.
The finance bills, introduced annually to Parliament, outline the government’s revenue-raising strategies, including tax increases and new levies. The Court of Appeal’s ruling, which deemed last year’s finance act unconstitutional, represented a significant setback for President William Ruto’s administration. This ruling came after the government withdrew this year’s finance bill amid deadly protests.
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In its Tuesday ruling, the Supreme Court stated, “A conservatory order is hereby issued suspending and staying the declarations… issued in the Court of Appeal judgment.” This decision effectively halts the enforcement of the lower court’s declaration until further notice.
