Court reviews plea to shield judges from higher taxes

Law society of Kenya Council Member lawyer Kipkoech Bernhard Ng'etich left and his Counterpart Peter Okiro after filling a petition against the Judicial Service Commission at a Nakuru Court on January 22, 2019. [File, Standard]

The High Court in Nakuru has certified as urgent a petition seeking to have judges exempted from increased taxes under the Finance Act, 2023.

Justice Hillary Chemitei issued directions on the petition, placing it before the duty judge on August 30.