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President William Ruto now says the prime objective of the housing levy as proposed in the Finance Bill, 2023 is to create job opportunities en masse for the youth. The head of state said the scheme will further step up industrialization in the country. This comes even as the Bill heads to the committee stage in the National Assembly Tuesday next week where members will debate and vote on all the clauses of the Bill one by one. Wycliffe Oketch reports
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President Ruto defends Finance Bill 2023, says it carries goodies for millions of Kenyan youth
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