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President William Ruto used the 60th madaraka day celebrations to once again make a case for his affordable housing initiative plan imploring Kenyans to look on the bright side of things. The president defended the proposal to deduct 3 percent from payslips of salaried Kenyanss saying the money would be channeled towards the housing fund to contribute towards the construction of affordable housing units, an initiative that would lead to the employment of more than a million of the over 5 million unemployed Kenyans and help upgrade the 7 million otherKenyanss living in informal settlements to decent homes.
President Ruto defends the proposal to deduct 3% house levy from employees and employers
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