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State extends an olive branch to unions in housing row

A building under construction.

The Government has extended an olive branch to trade unions and employers in a bid to break the deadlock that has stalled the implementation of President Uhuru Uhuru Kenyatta’s housing fund levy.

This comes less than a week after the industrial court suspended implementation of the 1.5 levy set to start on January 1, 2019, arguing the Government did not conduct enough stakeholder engagement.

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