Following a decision by the High Court that the tax was unconstitutional; Azimio leader Raila odinga has therefore asked employers to stop remitting money towards the Housing Levy.
Raila said that even though they say it’s a stay order, his view is that the matter still remains unconstitutional and therefore he would urge all employers to immediately stop paying anything.
In their ruling on Tuesday, a three-judge bench dealt a blow to President William Ruto’s housing programme by declaring the housing levy unconstitutional because of its discriminatory nature and creation of unequal principles.
Despite of all this, the High Court also granted stay orders on the implementation of the judgement, meaning Kenyans will continue paying the levy for a month.