The National Assembly has voted to approve President William Ruto’s contested Finance Bill, 2024 in the Second Reading, amid countrywide protests against taxation measures in the proposed law. The Bill sailed through on Thursday evening in a roll-call vote that was undertaken after some members disputed the outcome of the vote that had been done by acclamation. Mr Wetang’ula granted the request but instead of the division, he allowed members to vote by roll call. According to results announced by Mr Wetang'ula after the roll call, the House voted 204 against 115 to send the bill to the Committee Stage. Committee Stage, on the other hand, is the stage in which a detailed examination of a bill, usually clause by clause, takes place.

Source: Daily Nation June 20, 2024 13:52 UTC