Civil society groups and religious leaders are challenging the 10-million-shilling car grant for judges, seeking to be enjoined in a case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case follows the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s challenge to a Court of Appeal ruling that upheld the grant.
The groups want the Judiciary to abandon the grant, which they describe as unconstitutional and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. They argue that judges already have official vehicles and warn that the benefit could cost more than 1.61 billion shillings every four years. They say the money would be better spent on critical public services, urging the Supreme Court to put public interest and accountability first.
