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The Mt. Kenya Jurists and seven other Kenyans have tabled a petition before the high court seeking a conservatory order restraining the National Assembly from considering, debating or passing the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, among other issues.
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The petitioners moved to court to challenge the Affordable Housing Bill 2023, which was tabled in parliament in an attempt to legalise the collection of Housing Levy.
The Housing Levy was declared unconstitutional by the High Court in a ruling on the petition by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah; however, President William Ruto has insisted that the affordable housing scheme must be implemented.
The petitioners further justified their move by stating that the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report failed to address the high cost of living bedevilling Kenyans as a result of excessive taxation.
According to the petitioners, it is the government's responsibility to provide housing and it is unconstitutional for the government to pass on this responsibility to individual citizens through the housing levy.
The petitioners moved to court and, through their advocate, demanded that the court issue the following orders, as reported by Citizentv:
Earlier on TUKO.co.ke, the new Affordable Housing Bill 2023 tabled before parliament proposed penalties for anyone found misappropriating funds from the Housing Levy.
The need for the Affordable Housing Bill 2023 arose from a recent court ruling that deemed the previous levy, established under the Finance Act 2023, unconstitutional.
The bill also introduces more harrowing consequences for non-compliance with the levy payment.
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