The high court has ruled housing levy as legal and according to the constitution.
The ruling was made by three-judge bench.
The judges included Justices Olga Sewe, John Chigiti and Josephine Mong’are.
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The affordable housing levy is currently at the rate of 1.5% on gloss salary of an employee or gross income of a person received according to Affordable Housing Act.
In accordance to the ruling, the judges said that there was adequate public participation in implementing the act.
The Affordable Housing Bill 2023 was signed into law by President William Ruto on March paving the way to housing levy deductions.
Six petition were filed challenging the housing levy.
But the Act was late strengthened.
The petition was filed by 22 Senators and 7 other human right defenders.
The matter taken was section of the new act that seemed to appoint the Commissioner General of KRA as the collector of the affordable Housing Levy.
The court had declined the issue in July and declared the housing affordable levy as null and void.
The judges said that the petitioner had failed to demonstrate either that the challenged provisions pose danger to life or threatens the bill of rights to warrant assurance of orders sought.
Under this new law, Kenyans are deducted 1.5 percent on their gross monthly pay.
