Court blocks Okiya Omtatah from cross-examining NA, Senate Speakers over Finance Act

Okiya Omtatah

The High Court has rejected an application by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah to cross-examine Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate on their affidavit on the Finance Act. “We reject the application to cross-examine Speaker of the National Assembly and Speaker of the Senate. Those applications are dismissed and we’ll give full reasons in our […]

Omtatah escalates Finance Act battle to Supreme Court

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has now moved to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Court of Appeal Friday’s decision that allowed the implementation of the Finance Act 2023. In a notice of appeal filed by Omtatah and six other petitioners, they want the top court to quash the decision by a three-judge bench of […]

Court lifts suspension of Finance Act 2023

It is a big win for the government after the Court of Appeal lifted orders suspending the Finance Act of 2023. In a ruling delivered by Justice Mohamed Warsame, Kathurima M’Inoti and Hello Omondi on Friday, July 28, 2023, has allowed the National Treasury’s plan to raise more taxes to implement the Ksh3.6 trillion budget […]