Court lifts order barring importation of edible oil

Justice John Chigiti. He said the suit was premature and premised on illegally acquired documents. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The government is at liberty to import 125,000 metric tonnes of cheap edible oil after the High Court lifted the orders that suspended the importation.

Justice John Chigiti ruled that the suit filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging the importation and distribution of duty-free edible oils was premature and premised on illegally acquired confidential government documents.