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There are more rights in Article 43 besides housing

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The concept of taxing housing. [Getty Images]

Recently, the government has been fixated on Article 43(1b) as a basis for pushing the housing levy that morphed into a housing tax down Kenyans' throats.

Meanwhile, it conveniently ignored real priorities of the whole article. While Article 43(1b) states every Kenyan has a right to accessible and adequate housing, just above it is Part 1a, which states every person has the right to highest attainable standards of health.

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