PUBLIC PARTCIPATION IN KENYA; A MERE FORMALITY
Image from Pexels by Connor McMannus INTRODUCTION. On October 22 2024, the Housing levy was declared constitutional by a three -judge bench consisting of Justices Olga Sewe, John Chigiti and Josephine Mong’are. This rejection was in response to a petition led by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, who challenged the legality of the Housing levy [1] , alleging that there was inadequate input from those who would bear the financial implications .His argument and contention was that the Senate and National Assembly had failed to involve all counties in public consultations, having visited only 27 out of 47 counties. However, the three -judge rule found that there was adequate public participation. Nonetheless, the Finance Bill 2023/2024 was also declared constitutional by the Supreme Court despite the cries of the larger populace and the life threatening protests led by the audacious youth all over the country in bid to reject the same. With these recent happenings, it begs the qu...