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Ruto rallies Kenya Kwanza MPs to back Housing Levy

President William Ruto speaks during the joint National Executive Retreat and Parliamentary Group consultative meeting in Naivasha, Nakuru County. [@WilliamsRuto/X]

President William Ruto has met with Kenya Kwanza MPs and executive members in Naivasha, ahead of a crucial vote on the Housing Levy in Parliament.

The meeting, held at Lake Naivasha Resort on Monday, February 19, was aimed at rallying the political faction to support the government's plan to deduct 1.5 per cent of the gross salary of all employed Kenyans to fund affordable housing projects.

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