The court has temporarily suspended the implementation of the deduction of 1.5 per cent Housing Development Levy on workers' salaries pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by Cotu. Read: Uhuru’s housing tax plan puzzleHe further argued that proper regulations to guide the implementation of the levy are not in place. "The petitioner is aggrieved that its unconstitutional and legally invalid to subject Kenyans to double taxation by imposing the 1.5% housing development levy on basic salaries," Atwoli said. Cotu further contends that there was no public participation in the Amendment of the Employment Act which was to come into effect on January 1, 2019. This would see Treasury raise Sh57 billion annually from workers to finance the proposed National Housing Development Fund.

Source: The Star December 19, 2018 11:59 UTC