The High Court has temporarily suspended a gazette notice which was to effect imposition of excise stamp on bottled water, juices, soda, other non-alcoholic beverages and cosmetics.
The said goods, whether imported or manufactured locally, were to be affixed with excise stamps as from Wednesday, November 1.
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The order was issued yesterday morning by High Court judge John Mativo in a case filed by activist Okiya Omtatah. Mr Omtatah had sued Treasury C upabinet Secretary, the Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner general and Switzerland-based firm SICPA Securities.
“Pending hearing and determination of this case, a conservatory order suspending the public notice which KRA published in the national press and the media, ” the judge said.
