Inside Ruto plans to spend Sh500 billion housing levy

Housing Cabinet secretary Alice Wahome at Mukuru Affordable Housing Project in Nairobi on December 14, 2024.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

The government will collect Sh500 billion from workers through the controversial housing levy to build some 363,860 affordable homes over the next decade, a Treasury document has shown.

The National Treasury report indicates that the half a trillion shilling will be used to build houses and infrastructure like access roads, schools and hospitals—which are expected to further attract investors to construct affordable homes.

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