“Finally Bungoma is Trending for the right reasons!” Hilarious Reactions from K.O.T as Bungoma High Court Suspends Fuel Tax

A picture of Bungoma high court. /John Nalianya

News that a high court in Bungoma suspended the fuel tax has evoked different reactions from Kenyans with most of them thanking the court for coming to their rescue.

Kenyans got a reprieve on Thursday after the High Court granted temporary orders stopping the controversial 16% VAT.

The petitioners represented by lawyer Ken Amondi argued that Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich flouted core constitutional principles and values by effecting the fuel tax on September 1

Justice Stephen Riechi has ordered that the matter be mentioned on September 9, in Kisumu.

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The petitioners under Sumawe Youth Group argued that the matter was an issue of public interest. They said it was wrong for the CS to hide under the guise of waiting for the Presidential assent on a matter that Parliament had deliberated. On August 29, MPs voted to shelve the fuel tax until September 1, 2020.

“The people speak through their representatives who are members of Parliament and the act of the CS is against constitutional principles,” argued lawyer Amondi.

This is what Kenyans are saying on Twitter.

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