Gachagua pledges to scrap Housing Levy, focus on debt recovery in presidential bid

Gachagua pledges to scrap Housing Levy, focus on debt recovery in presidential bid..

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched his presidential campaign, vowing to scrap the controversial Housing Levy and prioritize debt recovery over new projects. He drew comparisons to Mwai Kibaki's leadership and accused the current administration of mismanagement.

Gachagua plans to scrap the Housing Levy on his first day in office and hand over collected housing units to county governments, compensating those whose money was deducted.
He criticized President William Ruto, accusing his administration of corruption, human rights abuses, and the collapse of critical sectors over three years.
Gachagua emphasized that addressing Kenya's 12 trillion shilling debt would be his top priority, stating he would not make false promises about building roads.

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