The housing levy has been an ambush, with no public participation — a top-down formulation and implementation of a policy with major consequences for families. Mr Hinga was to oversee the realisation of the affordable housing promise under the Big Four agenda. Mr Hinga, in a November 2018 interview with the Nation, said that public participation had taken place. What is not in doubt is that the new tax has not been explained well, and Mr Hinga seems to be unable to communicate about it. But even as he looks at the problem from a bird’s-eye view, Mr Hinga had better understand that Kenyans do not understand how affordable housing tax is of help to them.

Source: Daily Nation April 28, 2019 05:37 UTC