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World Bank wants Shif, home levy relief for workers
View of the new Mukuru Housing Estate Phase 1, Nairobi on May 27, 2025. The program is part of government's effort to improve housing affordability and reduce socioeconomic disparities.
Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
The World Bank wants Kenya to exempt workers earning less than Sh32,333 a month from the housing tax and Social Health Insurance Fund (Shif) to boost their disposable incomes.
The multilateral lender terms the levies unpopular, despite President William Ruto backing the deductions to deliver affordable housing and universal health coverage.
