Nairobi, May 14 -- Before 2024 and subsequent Gen Z-led protests sparked by the controversial Finance Bill, public attention rarely focused on revenue mobilisation.

National conversations revolved around budget estimates that culminated in the annual budget reading, while Finance Bill debates were largely viewed as elitist, and the people followed from the sidelines, except, of course, for Senator Okiya Omtatah.

Over the years, however, the courts and public steadily transformed the Finance Bill into one of the country's most scrutinised legislative processes.

In 2022, the Kenya Human Rights Commission and others unsuccessfully challenged the Finance Act 2022, arguing that provisions such as VAT on exported services and excise duty on ...