Rights activists have petitioned the High Court to halt the approval of county government spending that exceeds the 35 per cent personnel-cost ceiling. The lawsuit accuses several oversight bodies of failing to enforce this fiscal limit.

• The lawsuit targets the Controller of Budget, National Treasury, Salaries and Remuneration Commission, Senate, and Attorney-General.
• Activists Laban Omusundi, Ignite Kenya, and Sheila Kendi are behind the petition.
• The petition highlights repeated audit findings indicating widespread breaches of the spending limit by county governments.