{"id":158667,"date":"2024-03-05T04:55:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/affordable-housing-bill-petition-dismissed-by-high-court\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T04:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:55:09","slug":"affordable-housing-bill-petition-dismissed-by-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/affordable-housing-bill-petition-dismissed-by-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing Bill Petition Dismissed by High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308494\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"446\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/affordable.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/affordable.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"446\"  \/>On Monday, March 4, the High Court in Kisumu rejected a petition challenging the advancement of the Affordable Housing Bill, granting Parliament the authority to proceed with its implementation.<\/p>\n<p>Kisumu-based activist Lawrence Opiuo had contested the process, alleging that the National Assembly was unduly and exceptionally expediting the legislation of the Affordable Housing Act, neglecting the necessary public participation.<\/p>\n<p>Omule Apiyo listed the Attorney General, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, and the National Assembly as respondents. He requested a declaration that the expedited process of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, without sufficient and meaningful public participation and consideration of the special needs of the marginalized, was unlawful and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General and Housing PS Charles Hinga opposed the petition, arguing that it was an affront to derail a constitutional process and, therefore, unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The Court heard that National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung\u2019wah presented the Bill in Parliament on December 4, 2023, and it underwent its first reading on December 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, on December 9, 2023, the public was invited to physically submit their comments about the Bill to Parliament Buildings in Nairobi or send them through a provided email address, with a deadline set for December 28, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Kisumu court, in its ruling, declared the petition premature, emphasizing that it had presumed the National Assembly\u2019s intent to conduct the exercise through a single mode, specifically the submission of memoranda.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe third respondent (National Assembly) cannot be faulted for the manner in which it has conducted public participation in respect of the Affordable Housing Bill No 75 of 2023,\u201d<\/em> the judgement read in part.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Mwanaisha Shariff additionally observed that public hearings and consultations with stakeholders and experts concluded on January 30, stating that the court would not interfere with the legislative-making process.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis court finds that the public participation conducted by the national assembly was effective and conditionality compliant,\u201d<\/em> the court ruled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, March 4, the High Court in Kisumu rejected a petition challenging the advancement of the Affordable Housing Bill, granting Parliament the authority to proceed with its implementation. 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