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The Government of Kenya through the Kenya Housing Fund is set to roll out a mandatory housing scheme for all workers. The housing scheme targets a minimum of Kshs. 3.4 Billion annually from employers and employers after the housing fund levy was signed into law by the President in the 2018 Finance Bill. provision of […]
The Employment and Labour Relations court has temporarily suspended the implementation of the government’s contentious deduction of 1.5% towards the New Housing scheme for all workers. This is after the Umbrella union for workers, Central Organization of Trade unions (COTU), moved to court to contest the deductions. The petition was filed by COTU’s Secretary General, […]
The move to deduct 1.5% of gross salary of teachers and civil servants to finance the housing scheme is just but another oppression on the already overtaxed Kenyan teachers and civil servants of this country. Its totally unfair to hurt employees so as to advance political interests. It’s more strange that the scheme is only […]
The Federation of Kenya Employers, FKE, has termed the move by the government to effect the Housing Fund Levy unlawful. Through its boss, Jacqueline Mugo, FKE says the government is in breach of the law as a case concerning the Housing Fund is still in court. The government on Tuesday 16th April, 2019, published a […]
After months of pull and shove between the government and workers’ unions, the Housing levy by the government has finally been effected. Employees and employers will make their first contributions into the scheme in May, 2019. Via a paid up advert in the local dailies, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Ministry of Transport, […]