President William Ruto has asked the High Court to do away with the Finance Act, 2023.
The High Court ruled to extend orders suspending the Finance Act 2023, pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtata and six other activists.
"The court should leave the Finance Act, 2023 alone and let me focus on developing the country," he said.
"Kenyans are waiting for development."
Ruto spoke in Embakasi on Tuesday, when he issued title deeds to the residents.
In a ruling on Monday, Justice Mugure Thande said the state did not give sufficient reasons to warrant her to lift the orders.
The judge also forwarded the file to Chief Justice Martha Koome to empanel a bench to hear the petition.
The Finance Act, 2023 had 87 proposed amendments, some of which were approved last month when the National Assembly debated them into the night.
Key among the proposals passed was the 16 per cent value-added tax on fuel.
Some 184 MPs largely from Kenya Kwanza supported the Bill, whereas 88 MPs from Azimio opposed the amendment.
On June 26, Ruto assented to the Finance Bill 2023 after lawmakers approved tax measures to pump in more than Sh200 billion in Kenya Kwanza's Sh3.6 trillion debut budget.
