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High Court strikes out petition seeking to nullify Finance Act, 2026. [File, Standard]
The High Court has struck out a petition seeking to nullify the Finance Act, 2026 and the Appropriations Act, 2026 over claims that more than half of MPs skipped the crucial vote passing the Bills.
Justice Patrick Otieno ruled that the petition was prematurely filed after the petitioners had first bypassed the statutory procedure for obtaining the National Assembly's attendance records under the Access to Information Act before moving to court.
The petition, filed by advocates Shadrack Sharu Muyesu and Nimrod Matunda Odongo, challenged the constitutionality of the Finance Act, 2026 and the Appropriations Act, 2026, arguing that although the constitutional quorum of 50 MPs was met, only 162 of the 349 members participated in the final vote on June 18, leaving 187 lawmakers absent.
