Parliament follows Ruto’s footsteps in defying the court order on affordable housing
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Parliament committees to defy court order on affordable housing bill as it is set to start public participation
Parliament committees to defy court order on affordable housing bill as it is set to start public participation.
Two National Assembly committees have scheduled a number of sessions to get public input on Affordable Housing Bill 2023, seemingly in flagrant disregard of a court injunction that prohibits public participation forums on the bill.
The Parliamentary Finance and Planning Committee and the Housing Committee will oversee the week-long program in 12 counties, laying the groundwork for an impending legal dispute between the Executive and litigants who were granted conservatory orders that prevent public participation until the matter is resolved later this month.
According to the two parliament committees, public participation in the affordable housing bill will take place in the counties of; Machakos, Narok, Uasin Gishu, Meru, Nyeri, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kwale. Homabay, Kiambu, Embu, Bungoma and Nakuru.
“We have finalized all logistics and ready to receive views from the public. Over 100 memoranda received from the public. Focus will be on contribution on the levy and beneficiary aspects,” Kuria Kimani, the Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Finance committee, said.
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This comes despite the High Court in Kisumu issuing a conservatory stopping public participation in the Affordable Housing Bill 2023 pending further directions.
The petitioner, a Kisumu-based lobby, Grassroots Trust, argued that the National Assembly should conduct adequate public sensitization, especially targeting marginalized groups, that may not know the content of the Bill before collecting views.
Meanwhile, President Ruto has declared the affordable housing project unstoppable despite a pending court decision on the housing levy.
Speaking in Uasin Gishu County on Tuesday Ruto remained unrelenting on his affordable housing programme in the country.
“We have no time to waste, there is no room for delay, there is no room for sabotage, this programme is not stoppable, this program is unstoppable,” he said.
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