LSK loses bid to block higher excise stamp fees over Sh4.5bn KRA debt

The High Court has struck out a Law Society of Kenya (LSK) petition challenging higher excise stamp fees that the taxman said were needed partly to cover a Sh4.5 billion debt owed to its stamp system contractor.Justice Roselyn Aburili ruled that LSK filed its case before Parliament completed its scrutiny of the 2023 regulations, meaning the court could not determine whether the taxman’s decision complied with constitutional requirements for public participation, regulatory impact assessment and parliamentary scrutiny.