High Court declares Rotich cannot collect taxes before Finance Bill becomes law

Treasury CS Henry Rotich. [Photo: Courtesy]

A raft of controversial taxes Treasury imposed through an alternative legislation pending enactment of the Finance Bill, 2018 are illegal, a court has ruled.

Those affected are tariffs on mobile money transfers, kerosene and bottled water that were to be collected for six months prior to Parliament's approval and presidential assent to the Finance Bill, 2018.