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Can new housing fund create 25,000 jobs?

An affordable housing project at Mukuru in Nairobi. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Available data seems to counter the government's selling point of the contentious Sh2,500 housing levy as an avenue for employment creation.

Of all the sectors that contribute to the economy, real estate and construction, do not provide as many jobs when compared to some sectors.

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