Kenya’s Supreme Court Gives Ruto Some Respite in Tax-Law Ruling

Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that a set of tax measures introduced in the 2023 budget wasn’t entirely unlawful, throwing a lifeline to President William Ruto’s government that’s struggling to make ends meet.

The actions contained in the Finance Act 2023 included doubling value-added tax on fuel to 16% and a hike in the rate for the top salary-tax band to 35% from 30%. With them, the government sought to raise as much as 214 billion shillings ($1.66 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in June.

“We hereby set aside the Court of Appeal’s finding declaring the entire Finance ...