PRESS STATEMENT BY SENATOR OKIYA OMTATAH ON THE PUBLIC DEBT CASE RULING
Fellow Kenyans,
Today, the High Court delivered an important ruling in our public debt case.
The Court upheld the @IMFNews claim of diplomatic immunity and struck it out of this petition. While we respect the Court’s decision, accountability for Kenya’s debt burden cannot end there.
We are preparing a separate legal challenge to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, 1963, against the Constitution of Kenya 2010 to ensure all actors involved in Kenya’s debt processes are subjected to proper scrutiny.
Most importantly, the Court rejected attempts by the Attorney General and other respondents to have this case dismissed. The judges ruled that our petition will proceed to a full hearing on its merits.
The Court also dismissed applications by the former Auditor General, former Controller of Budget, the current Auditor General, and the current Controller of Budget seeking to shield themselves from these proceedings.
This is a significant victory for transparency, accountability, and the Kenyan people.
We will amend our petition as directed by the Court and return on 22nd July 2026. Our mission remains unchanged: to establish how Kenya accumulated trillions in public debt, how the funds were utilized , whether the public benefited and whether the law was followed at every stage.
This case is about protecting the future of our nation and the interests of every Kenyan taxpayer.
We remain focused, determined, and committed to seeing it through.
God Bless Kenya.
#DeniBandia #OdiousDebt
I will never forget the first day in UDA offices pale kilimani,i arrived early and had not even taken tea at home,we got straight to the meeting i felf tlso hungry and wished meeting iishe we get some food onlu to realise there was only tea and mahindi chemsha yaani ata kibagendi felt mercy and gave us 1 thousand ya fare man we really loved Ruto i swear i never thought he will dissapoint the country!!
The High Court has declared SBM Bank’s attempt to auction a widow’s home illegal, finding the mortgage they relied on was void, defective, and fundamentally unreliable. The Court held that the charge could not stand in law.
The bank claimed the deceased had taken loans of about KShs 11.15 million (KShs 9.15M overdraft and KShs 2M term loan), later restructured to around KShs 14.6 million, all allegedly secured using the matrimonial home. But the land was jointly owned, and the Court found the charge lacked valid spousal consent. The widow denied signing any documents and the bank failed to prove otherwise, even relying on a “mortgage” that referenced laws not yet in force.
And it gets worse. A bank official allegedly cornered the widow in an ICU while her husband was critically ill and pressured her to sign a letter admitting the debt under threat of losing her home. The Court called this unconscionable, threw out the letter, and stopped the sale entirely exposing a disturbing mix of coercion, weak documentation, and reckless banking conduct.
@_shakenya
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@KURAroads at some point someone should handle traffic on Limuru road next to the market between 3rd and 5th Parklands avenue courtesy of matatus and pedestrians heading to the bus stop
@WashiraX The government is so hungry for cash it can no longer wait for businesses to go through their normal cycles and plans to pay them. They will take by force
@AmbokoJH@ntvkenya@BD_Africa@KRACare That’s welcome news why they assumed only auditors can do income and expense accrual is beyond me. What counts is the details uploaded & supporting documents attached for verification
@WashiraX The biggest issue with the rule is not just matatus but government & its agencies, like doctors pay licensing fees where do they get KRA pin for KMDC?
@AmbokoJH My personal view is they’re setting the stage for a sales tax, people will object (VAT) and Parliament will act like a lower sales tax is the compromise. I note it’s one of Safina party’s proposals