Kenyan Supreme Court Suspends Court of Appeal Judgment that Finance Act 2023 is Unconstitutional

On 20 August 2024, the Supreme Court of Kenya issued a ruling suspending the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal that the Finance Act 2023 is unconstitutional (previous coverage). In particular, the Supreme Court issued a conservatory order suspending and staying the declarations in most of the orders in the High Court judgment that were appealed. The declarations are suspended pending the hearing and determination of the consolidated appeal before the Supreme Court, with the hearing sche…