By Mercy Imali
EALA MP Simon Mbugua moved to court to challenge the new generation currency notes. The notes were unveiled on June 1st during Madaraka Day celebrations in Narok.
The MP says the portrait of the first President of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, on the notes contravenes the Constitution.
He wants the court to issue orders stopping the implementation of the new currencies pending the hearing of the case.
He further argues that the Central Bank of Kenya did not involve the public in the printing and unveiling of the new currencies.
Meanwhile, CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge has insisted that the design and introduction of new banknotes followed due process and that they are ready to fight those opposed to it in court.
Njoroge dismissed those contesting the inclusion of the country’s founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s sculpture, saying that the key feature was the KICC.
“I have been informed of a legal challenge that has just been filed. We are going to deal with those issues as a matter of priority,” Njoroge said.