The Kenyan government has faced enormous opposition in its recent effort to increase taxes on the manufacturing sector. In addition to causing confusion at the Ministry of Labor, the High Court ruling has also rendered the controversial Industrial Training Levy collection officially suspended.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi delivered the state's fiscal plans with a hammer blow, issuing conservatory orders that obligate the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to stop the 0.03 percent deduction from the monthly gross wage bills of employers. This legal freeze was initiated by a high-stakes petition from the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), who took the levy to court, claiming that it was an unconstitutional and predatory financial burden.

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