The High Court has dismissed an application seeking to commit the acting commissioner-general of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Rispah Simiyu to jail for six months, for refusing to remit deductions to the Banking Insurance and Finance Union (BIFU).
Justice John Chigiti dismissed the application stating that the High Court cannot be asked to punish Ms Simiyu for contempt of court, yet the order directing KRA to implement a check-off system and remit deductions to the union was issued by the Court of Appeal.
