Omtatah: I think police allowed protesters to storm parliament
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has weighed on the protesters storming the National Assembly during the June 25, 2024, anti-Finance Bill protests. Omtatah said that he thinks the police allowed the protesters into parliament, adding that no force could overpower the police. “First of all, I believe that if the Kenya police wanted to stop anyone […]
Omtatah questions KDF’s involvement in anti-Finance Bill demos
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has questioned the involvement of the Kenya Defence Force (KDF) in the ongoing anti-Finance Bill demonstrations on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Nairobi. Okiya, said in a statement on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that the deployment of the KDF in the demos went against the Kenyan constitution. While quoting part of […]
Okiya Omtatah wants court to abolish CAS, Chief of Staff posts
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah together with other petitioners have moved to court to abolish the establishment of the office of the Cabinet Administrative Secretaries (CAS) and Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service. Through his official social media account, Omtatah urged that the government unconstitutional created amorphous offices, which in effect leads or will […]
Court blocks Okiya Omtatah from cross-examining NA, Senate Speakers over Finance Act
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 […]
MPs to continue debating Finance Bill as Omtatah petition is certified urgent
The High Court has certified as urgent a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and four activists seeking to lock the controversial Finance Bill 2023. In a brief ruling, Justice Hedwig Ong’undi certified the matter saying the suit challenging the bill should be heard on a priority basis as it raises triable issues. “Upon […]
Court declines to suspend ongoing recruitment of IEBC chair, commissioners
The High Court has declined to issue orders suspending the ongoing recruitment of a new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman and six commissioners to replace Wafula Chebukati and other commissioners pending the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah challenging the process. Justice Thande Murange on Thursday, April 6, 2023, […]