Epra's disregard of court orders an act of impunity

Epra factored an eight per cent increment in the price of fuel as stipulated in the Finance Act taking the VAT charged on fuel from eight per cent to 16 per cent. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Respect and adherence to the rule of law is a cardinal principle in any democracy. The reason governments have the principle of separation of powers is to ensure independence and buttress accountability.

In the event one organ refuses to acknowledge the jurisdiction and powers of the other, that is a recipe for chaos or an indication of a broken society. The worrisome attitude exhibited by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) and its honchos towards the fuel price adjustment in spite of three court orders negates the tenets of civility.