CS defends proposed housing fund levy

Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary Zachariah Njeru. [File, Standard]

Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary Zachariah Njeru has defended the proposed Housing Fund levy, reassuring that no Kenyan will lose their money.

"The fund will create a long-term financing mechanism for housing in Kenya to ensure every Kenyan, including those at the bottom of the pyramid, have decent homes," said the CS who spoke in Kirinyaga on Wednesday during a visit to the Kerugoya affordable housing project site.