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Activist Okiya Omtatah with Lawyer Chacha Odera representing the Attorney general (left) during the hearing of a case on the Finance act 2018. [David Gichuru/Standard]
Parliament yesterday urged the High Court to dismiss a case challenging the legality of new taxes introduced in the Finance Act 2018.
In its reply to activist Okiya Omtatah’s case, the National Assembly claimed it would be forced to revert to the old Finance law in the event the court stops the standing.
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