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State struggles to justify contentious housing levy

President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for the Garissa Affordable Housing Project, on February 6, 2025. [File, Standard]

The government is still fumbling to find the right words to justify the Affordable Housing Levy, a year after the law came into effect with more promises of up to 5,000 units completed every quarter being issued.

The Affordable Housing Act, 2024, came into effect in March last year as a way of streamlining contentious issues related to the levy.

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