Governor Sonko against housing levy deductionsNairobi Governor Mike Sonko has opposed implementation of a housing levy by the Government. I plead with him to suspend and withdraw this housing levy,” observed the Governor. Central Organisation of Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli however supported the 1.5 percent housing levy albeit with a condition. The Federation of Kenyan Employers and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) are also some of the groups that have explicitly opposed the housing levy taxation. “I have issued a waiver of rent arrears owed to the Nairobi City County Government by our tenants.

Source: Standard Digital April 29, 2019 21:33 UTC