Dissatisfaction as Kenyan Court Rules Finance Act Constitutional

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The Kenyan Supreme Court's decision came after a consolidated appeal around the legislative process that led to the Finance Act enactment. The Law Society of Kenya's President Faith Odhiambo said: 'We respectfully disagree with the approach taken by the court.

:"We respectfully disagree with the approach taken by the court. The expeditiousness of the legislative process cannot override legitimate expectation and public interest, nor can Parliament be exempt from the need to justify its decisions under the guise of legislative processes not constituting administrative actions."

The Law Society of Kenya has expressed dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court's ruling overturning the decision by the Court of Appeal to quash the Finance Act 2023. The Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision that had declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. The supreme Court has concluded the hearing of a government appeal against a Court of Appeal-endorsed High Court decision that declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. Activists have called another round of protests, even though President William Ruto conceded to the previous demand to abandon the controversial Finance Bill that contained several ...

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