The contentious Finance Bill, 2024 has sailed through the Second Reading in the National Assembly after 204 Members of Parliament voted to pass it.
Speaker Moses Wetangula, in the Thursday evening voting session, announced that 115 MPs voted in opposition of the Bill.
Speaker Wetangula further announced that no legislator abstained from the voting.
He further said that the Bill will now come up again before the entire House on Tuesday next week.
During this stage, amendments to the Bill will be introduced, and the House will vote on each clause.
Following this, the Bill will undergo a Third Reading, where the House will take a final vote to either approve or reject it.
If there are disagreements on the Bill or any proposed amendments, it will be referred to a mediation committee.
The committee will work to develop a version of the Bill that the House can consider and vote on.
