MPs are currently voting on President William Ruto's radical Housing Bill.
The lawmakers completed the debate on the crucial Affordable Housing Bill, 2024 which commenced last Thursday.
However, the final vote was deferred to Tuesday after the National Assembly failed to raise the requisite numbers.
On Tuesday afternoon, the MPs concluded debate on the bill which has received opposition from the opposition side.
After the Second Reading debate was concluded, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula called for a vote on the Bill.
"I know to put the question that the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 be now read a second time,'' Wetang'ula directed.
Should the Bill sail through the Second Reading on Tuesday, it will move to the Third Reading where Kenya Kwanza has lined up amendments.
The Third Reading stage is planned for Wednesday.
The government is pushing for amendments to some of the controversial clauses including doing away with the 10 per cent deposit for those seeking houses.
President William Ruto had last week urged Members of Parliament to pass the Bill to align it with the issues raised by the court.
The President said that Kenyans who are unemployed are waiting for the Bill to pass in Parliament.
Speaking on Friday, Ruto urged the MPs to pass the Bill or else be blamed for unemployment in the country.
"Mimi naambia hawa wabunge, ile sheria iko bunge ambayo ni ya Housing, ile koti ilisema tupitishe. Tunataka by Tuesday iwe imekamilika vijana ni wengi wanataka kufanya kazi. Wabunge wapitishe sheria asubuhi na mapema na wawache maswali mingi," he said.
(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).
Majority leader in the National Assembly Kimani Ichung’wah assured President Ruto that the Kenya Kwanza side will use its numerical advantage in the House to pass the new bill on affordable housing.
Ruto’s affordable housing programme came a cropper, at least legally, after the courts twice declared the 1.5 per cent housing levy meant to finance it illegal.
But speaking at the start of a Cabinet retreat in Naivasha on Monday, Ichung’wah assured the President that the Kenya Kwanza side will pull all stops to ensure the new bill currently before the House passes without hitches.
“Your Excellency I’m happy to report we began debate last week on Thursday, we were not able to conclude and hopefully we should be able to conclude that tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon,” he said.
The new bill contains amended clauses which the courts said were unconstitutional.