Sh3b tax bid on teachers' pay opposed

A teacher at St Mary's Girls Primary School in Nakuru. Keen to leave a legacy, Uhuru identified affordable housing, healthcare and food security as his areas of focus ahead of his retirement. [File, Standard]

A teachers' union has opposed plans to deduct its members salaries to finance the Government's housing project under the Big Four agenda.

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), in its report on the impact of 1.5 per cent housing taxation plan, said its members would collectively contribute Sh3 billion when the Finance Bill 2018 becomes effective.