Blow to government as court suspends housing levy on workersA Nairobi high court has suspended the implementation of 1.5 per cent levy which was to be deducted from workers' salaries to fund National Housing project.The Government introduced Housing project as one of the pillars of the Big Four Agenda through which President Uhuru Kenyatta seeks to transform Kenya before the expiry of his second term. COTU filed petition to stop the Government from imposing the levy on workers on grounds that proper consultation were not made. And, that by levying the 1.5% tax on salaries of workers, there will be resultant suffering and public discontent. SEE ALSO :Uhuru ‘too young to go home narrative’ misses the pointThe Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Secretary General Akello Misori has told the Government to consider alternative housing approach. Speaking at the Annual Delegates Conference, Misori urged the government consider mortgages to spearhead housing project, rather than the proposed taxation plan.

Source: Standard Digital December 19, 2018 16:24 UTC