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Ruto defends housing levy on workers, says it's part of savings

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President William Ruto during the ground-breaking ceremony of Bellevue Park Residences-Affordable Housing project, Nairobi. [PSCU]

President William Ruto has defended the three per cent deduction on employees pay for housing schemes, saying this contributes to individual savings towards owning decent houses.

He scoffed at politicians whom he said have blown the issue out of proportion to divert the real meaning of the contribution. He said the government during campaigns promised to bridge the current housing deficit, which stands at two million.

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