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Court refers Omtatah odious debts petition to Chief Justice

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah during a Committee meeting with the Public Service Commission  at The Hilton Gardens hotel on May 12, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The High Court has referred a case seeking to stop President William Ruto from repaying loans not expressly authorised within the national budget to the Chief Justice, Martha Koome, to appoint a Bench.

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