Consumers get respite as court suspends new taxes

Activist Okiya Omtatah during an interview with The Standard. Mr Omtatah has filed a case against the Government's new tax measures. [David Njaaga, Standard]

The High Court has handed consumers a temporary reprieve after it suspended implementation of new tax measures.

In a setback to Treasury’s bid to finance its Sh2.55 trillion budget, the court ruled that some taxes contained in the 2018-2019 Finance Bill should be shelved.