Kenya: Court of Appeal Upholds Ruling Against Privatisation Act 2023

The Court of Appeal (COA) dealt a blow to President William Ruto’s objectives to sell some public parastatals to private investors after it dismissed an application to suspend a High Court’s decision declaring the Privatisation Act 2023 unconstitutional.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, filed an appeal at the Appellate Court following a High Court’s decision declaring the Privatisation Act 2023 unconstitutional in September 2024.

In its ruling, the Court of Appeal…