President Ruto condemns Court of Appeal ruling halting housing levy deductionsPresident William Ruto has hit out at the Judiciary over the Housing levy ruling, vowing that the programme will continue despite the Court of Appeal’s verdict halting it. The appellate court on Friday declined to extend an order allowing the government to continue collecting the housing levy, meaning that the state will be compelled to stop deducting money from salaried workers. He said the court should have given his administration time to create a law to actualize the levy. “We want to build housing units and create jobs for the youth according to the Kenya Kwanza manifesto. Speaking at the same venue, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah said they will respect the Court Of Appeal ruling but added that Parliament will create a new law to actualize the housing levy.
