CSOs move to court to halt Housing Levy amid rising poverty
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 27 - Civil society organisations have filed a petition at the High Court seeking to stop the government’s mandatory housing levy, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Civil society organizations have filed a petition at the High Court in Kenya to halt the government's mandatory housing levy, arguing it is unconstitutional and exacerbating poverty among citizens.
- Over one-third of Kenyans live below the poverty line, with the levy worsening disposable income shortfalls.
- The petitioners include the Kenya Human Rights Commission and Transparency International Kenya.
- The construction sector contracted by 0.7 percent in 2024, while cement consumption dropped a sharpest-in-two-decades 7.2 percent.
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