Kenyatta says judiciary ‘a problem’
MUSCAT: The performance of the national economy this year has been positive in a number of economic indicators.
The Sultanate has managed to achieve the targeted public revenues for the first half this year as the gross revenues grew more than RO 4 billion.
The state budget seeks to achieve RO 8.7 billion public revenues this year.
The registered revenues during the first half of this year reflected the government’s efforts to diversify sources of income and NAIROBI: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday lashed out at the judiciary for overturning his re-election, and refused opposition demands to replace the tarnished polls commission.
While repeating his assertion that he respected the Supreme Court decision, a bellicose Kenyatta set the stage for a bitter and tense re-run of the presidential election which must take place before October 31.
Chief Justice David Maraga last Friday declared Kenyatta’s victory in August 8 polls “invalid, null and void”, pointing to widespread irregularities reduce reliance on oil.
The non-oil and non-tax revenues grew to RO 748.2 million compared to RO 532.7 million during the first half of last year, registering a growth of 40.5 per cent.
The oil revenues (oil and gas) witnessed a remarkable growth to hit RO 2.8 billion compared to RO 2.1 billion during the corresponding period last year.
The tax revenues (custom and corporate income tax) declined from RO 473 million to RO 394.8 million.
Since the oil price drop from mid 2014, the Sultanate has taken a number of measures to support the public finance, continue economic growth and diversify sources of national economy.
These measures have reflected on public expenditure, which declined to RO 6.4 billion or by RO 172.2 million compared to the same period last year.
The state budget estimates the public expenditure this year at RO 11.7 billion.
This year, the Sultanate has managed to provide necessary finance to RO 3 billion estimated deficit at this year’s budget through local and foreign borrowing, as well as withdrawing from public reserves. in the electronic transmission of vote results. “Every time we do something a judge comes out and places an injunction. It can’t go on like this... there is a problem and we must fix it,” said Kenyatta.
“I think those robes they wear make them think that they are more clever than the rest of us Kenyans,” Kenyatta said of the Supreme Court judges, taking specific aim at Maraga.
“Maraga thinks he can overturn the will of the people. We shall show you... that the will of the people cannot be overturned by a few people.”