NEWS JUST IN: MPs Pass Affordable Housing Bill.
NEWS JUST IN: MPs Pass Affordable Housing Bill: The National Assembly on Wednesday approved the Affordable Housing Bill after the third reading.
This is a reprieve for President William Ruto and a first round victory as he seeks to push through his legacy action plan.
Members of parliament passed the Affordable Housing Bill on Wednesday, February 21, with amendments by a simple majority.
The Affordable Housing Bill is now slated for consideration by the Senate for concurrence as certain components of the proposed amendments pertain to the jurisdiction of county governments.
Wetangula stated,” I want to give you the following guidance. The Majority Leader and Minority Leader, you are both right. This is a Bill that concerns counties… So from here, the Bill will go to the Senate.”
The Bill was tabled afresh with amendments for a second time in Parliament following an initial court ruling that declared it unconstitutional.
However, Right outside Parliament in a press briefing, the Legislators argued that all their proposed amendments were rejected by the House, claiming that the exercise was flawed.
This comes a week after the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while touring Mt. Kenya, urged the MPs to pass the Bill once it was brought before them.
He stated,” I want to tell the Members of Parliament that they should pass the Housing Bill, the one the court asked us to pass. By Tuesday, we are supposed to have finished so that the unemployed youths get jobs. The MPs should pass the Housing Bill early in the morning and they should not ask questions.”
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