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Kenya: Housing Levy to Proceed Once Legal Frameworks Are in Place - NHC Director
Capital FM, 2 December 2023
The affordable housing levy will pick up once the necessary legal frameworks are in place, Joshua Nyamori, a director at National Housing Corporation has said. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Court Strikes Down 1,5% Housing Tax
allAfrica, 28 November 2023
The Kenya High Court declared a 1.5% housing levy that was imposed by the government as part of a finance law in July 2023, unconstitutional, reports BBC News. Read more »
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Capital FM, 28 November 2023
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna has cautioned Kenyans against early celebrations in the wake of the High Court ruling that declared the Housing Levy unconstitutional. Read more »
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Kenya: DP Gachagua Pleads With Judges to Exercise Judicial Discretion 'Not to Sabotage' Housing Levy
Capital FM, 28 November 2023
Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has pleaded with the judiciary to exercise judicial discretion 'not to sabotage' the housing levy. Read more »
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Kenya: Court Grants 45-Day Stay of Execution on Judgment Invalidating Housing Levy
Capital FM, 28 November 2023
The High Court has issued a temporary order stopping the execution of a decision declaring section 84 of the housing levy under the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. Read more »
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Kenya: Govt Seeks 45-Day Stay On Housing Levy Declaration
Capital FM, 28 November 2023
The Government has sought a 45-day stay to regularize the Housing Levy and impugned Finance Act provisions following the verdict by the High Court which has declared the Housing… Read more »
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Kenya: President Ruto Says Govt to Comply With Court Ruling on Housing Levy
Capital FM, 28 November 2023
President William Ruto now says the government will comply with the High Court ruling on the Housing Levy. Read more »
Kenyans Urged to Delay Celebrating Housing Levy Court Ruling
The Kenya High Court has declared a 1.5% housing levy that was imposed by the government as part of a finance law in July 2023 to be unconstitutional.
A three-judge bench ruled that the tax didn't have proper legal support. The introduction of the housing levy, among other taxes, sparked deadly protests amid a high cost of living. The government is now asking the court to delay the decision for 45 days while they figure out what to do next, writes allAfrica's Sethi Ncube.
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna has cautioned Kenyans against early celebrations in the wake of the High Court ruling that declared the Housing Levy unconstitutional. In a post shared on his official X app account, Sifuna called on Kenyans to tone down their expectations until the case is fully exhausted through the court process.
Meanwhile, the High Court has issued a temporary order stopping the execution of a decision declaring section 84 of the housing levy under the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional.
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