Setback For Ruto Week After Cabinet Approved 5 Trillion Fund as High Court Suspends It's Creation

The Ruto led government has faced a major legal hurdle following a High Court decision to halt the establishment of the National Infrastructure Fund.

This development comes barely a week after President William Ruto’s Cabinet gave the green light for the creation of the ambitious Sh5 trillion fund.

The court's intervention has effectively put a temporary stop to one of the administration's most significant financial projects.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi has issued conservatory orders that prevent the National Treasury and other state agencies from registering or providing any funding to the project.

The decision has arrived after a petition was filed challenging the legality and the process used to set up the massive fund.

Activists and concerned citizens have raised questions regarding how such a huge amount of public money is managed and whether the law has been followed.

Government officials have argued that the fund is necessary to bridge the infrastructure gap in the country.

They have insisted that the money would have helped in building roads, railways, and other critical facilities.

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However, the High Court has ruled that the process must pause until the case is heard and determined.

This means the Treasury and the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development have no choice but to wait for further directions from the judiciary.

Legislators and legal experts have noted that the government has a responsibility to ensure all public funds are created within the constitutional framework.

While the Executive branch has the power to propose policies, the courts have the authority to ensure those policies do not violate the rights of the people.

For now, the Sh5 trillion plan has hit a wall, leaving the President's infrastructure agenda in a state of uncertainty.

The parties involved have a few weeks to prepare their arguments before the next hearing.