Relief for employees as court suspend housing levy fund tax

The Government’s plan to deduct employees’ salary to finance its affordable housing plan suffered a blow after the court suspended the exercise.

Lady Justice Maureen Onyango’s decision means President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to burden Kenyans with more tax to fund his agenda of building homes, will be put on hold for at least one more month, pending determination of the a suit by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek).