Used car traders have filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Mombasa to stop the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) new tax rule on imported cars from taking effect on July 1.
In a case filed on Friday, the Car Importers Association of Kenya (CIAK) argues that the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) action will increase the prices of some cars by 145 per cent.
Justice Jairus Ngaah, who heard the application filed under a certificate of urgency, ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority to be served immediately and respond within seven days. "I have read the applicant's application dated June 20 this year, filed under certificate of urgency.
I hereby certify the application as urgent and direct that the same, together with the petition, be served forthwith to the respondents' said Justice Ngaah.
