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Housing levy a good idea but needs more consultations

Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga

Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga at a press briefing on the housing pillar of the bottom-up economic agenda at State House on May 24, 2023. 

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

Housing plan • The proposed three per cent housing levy is a very good idea but requires more consultations, says Robert Khaemba Simiyu. “It’s important that Kenyans are made to see why housing is a basic human right. All the employees who do not have houses should be required to contribute to the fund. This way, more people will be able to own houses.” His contact is [email protected].

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