Parliament Passes The New Affordable Housing Bill
President William Ruto on Tuesday scored the first win in his quest to sustain funding for his affordable housing programme after the new Affordable Housing bill passed the second reading in Parliament.
This comes after the Members of Parliament voted for the bill where 141 members voted for the new Affordable Housing Bill while 58 members of the house voted against the bill.
Announcing the results, Parliament Speaker Moses Wetangula said that there was no absent member of the house and the comfirms that the Affordable Housing Bill is in play.
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“I now wish to announce the voting to the House. In a division on the second reading of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, the results are as follows; the ayes 141, the nays 58; total votes 199, abstentions nil, so the ayes have it.”
According to procedure, the Bill will now go into the third reading during Wednesday’s session and if endorsed by two-thirds of the members present, it will pass and await its presentation to the Senate.
This comes after Leader of Majority Kimani Ichung’wah on Monday assured President Ruto that the Kenya Kwanza side will use its numerical advantage in the House to ensure the bill is passed.
“We should be able to conclude that business tomorrow (Tuesday), hopefully on Wednesday afternoon we get into third reading and be able to process the bill forward to the Senate so that they are able to advertise it by Friday, do the public participate and be able to get a Affordable Housing Bill before the next payroll.”
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This comes after the courts declared the Housing Levy unconstitutional and the members drafted a new bill that was then introduced in Parliament for discussion.
According to Ichung’wah, the bill will be ascented into law by the 15th of March this year by President William Ruto.