President William Ruto has asked the High Court to do away with the Finance Act, 2023. The High Court ruled to extend orders suspending the Finance Act 2023, pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtata and six other activists. "The court should leave the Finance Act, 2023 alone and let me focus on developing the country," he said. The Finance Act, 2023 had 87 proposed amendments, some of which were approved last month when the National Assembly debated them into the night. On June 26, Ruto assented to the Finance Bill 2023 after lawmakers approved tax measures to pump in more than Sh200 billion in Kenya Kwanza's Sh3.6 trillion debut budget.

Source: The Star July 11, 2023 16:39 UTC