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Acting Vice-Chancellor Kiplagat Kotut said the decision has placed the institution in a difficult position, warning that essential operations could be affected if the matter is not urgently resolved.
KRA defended its actions, insisting that the notices were based on new tax assessments and were issued within the law after the company failed to clear outstanding dues. The authority also argued that the company had not exhausted the available dispute resolution mechanisms before seeking court intervention.
Kalonzo told the judges that the company’s reach cuts across multiple sectors, making it a backbone of economic activity. He added that steps toward the share sale had already progressed within state organs, including approval by the National Assembly.
At the centre of the case are allegations of irregular procurement and questionable financial transactions in the Kiambu County Government, mainly linked to road projects and how contracts were awarded.
In a ruling delivered on April 13, 2026, Justice L. P. Kassan found that the applicant had failed to meet the legal threshold required to grant stay orders.
The dispute focuses on the ongoing privatisation process, including plans involving the Kenya Pipeline Company, which the petitioners say is being carried out outside constitutional limits.
The High Court granted Joel Mburu anticipatory bail set at Sh5 million, with a matching surety, after he filed an urgent application seeking orders to stop what he termed possible arrest and detention linked to the ongoing probe.
Court documents dated April 10, 2026, state that Awino believes Wandayi remaining in office during the case undermines public trust and raises concerns over transparency and accountability in fuel importation processes.
The ruling lands in the middle of an intensifying confrontation between the Senate and county chiefs. Governors have recently declined to honour committee invitations, accusing some senators of using the summons to push for personal gain, claims that have widened the rift.
The High Court ruled on Thursday that the officer unlawfully used a service firearm, with prosecution evidence and witness testimony supporting the conviction, while rejecting claims of accidental discharge in a case highlighting accountability within Kenya’s security services.
The matter arose from Constitutional Petition No. E290 of 2024, brought by two petitioners, including a long-term inmate, against the Attorney General and the Kenya Prisons Service.
Lawyers representing the Speaker had initially argued that the High Court had no authority to interfere with parliamentary procedures, citing the doctrine of separation of powers. They contended that internal matters of Parliament should remain outside judicial scrutiny.