CS Kinyanjui sued for failure to effect Finance Act part
The CS breached the law by failing to effect an exemption in the Act, court heard...
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Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to implement a part of the Finance Act 2025 that exempted unprocessed glass used by local manufacturers from excise duty. This legal action highlights growing concerns over policy execution and regulatory certainty in Kenya.
- Businessman Peter Indasi filed a petition at the High Court, seeking declarations that the Cabinet secretary breached the law by not effecting the exemption.
- The dispute centers on a 35 percent excise duty or Sh500 per square meter on imported float glass, from which local processors were to be exempt.
- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Attorney General are also named as respondents, with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) joining as an interested party.
- The delay has prevented legitimate processors from importing float glass duty-free, undermining the objective of promoting domestic manufacturing and value addition.
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