PREMIUM Moment of truth for Uhuru, Ruto in Sh7 trillion loans suit State says hearing constitutional challenge before an appeal outcome would undermine Auditor-General's mandate. News Just now Listen
Article The Attorney-General and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi have asked the High Court to halt proceedings of a landmark constitutional case concerning the legality of nearly Sh7 trillion public debt pending an appeal.
The Attorney-General also told the court that failure to suspend the proceedings would occasion "irreparable constitutional prejudice" to the Auditor-General's office by permitting judicial proceedings to continue while a constitutionally mandated forensic audit remains underway.
Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor and Mr Mbadi are seeking to stop a hearing scheduled for October, warning that the case proceedings would undermine the intended appeal and disrupt the constitutional oversight process.
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