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A high-stakes legal battle begins this month as a five-judge bench prepares to rule on the legality of the controversial Affordable Housing Levy, a verdict that could reshape Kenya’s economy.

The legal battle over President William Ruto’s pet project, the Affordable Housing Levy, is set for a climactic showdown later this month. A five-judge bench has been constituted to hear the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the tax that has shrunk the payslips of millions of Kenyans.
The stakes could not be higher. For the government, the levy is the engine of its employment strategy, generating billions monthly to fund construction sites across the country. For the petitioners—including civil society and trade unions—it is an illegal raid on income and a violation of property rights.
Justices Olga Sewe, John Chigiti, Josephine Mongare, and others will have to untangle a complex web of constitutional law. The core question: Can the state force a citizen to save for a house they may not want or need?
This case is a litmus test for judicial independence. Will the bench bow to executive pressure, or will they uphold the letter of the law regardless of the political cost? Nairobi holds its breath.
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