Nairobi
Governor Evans Kidero has protested a decision by the Lands ministry to
impose a 0.5 per cent levy on new constructions in the city.
In
a letter addressed to Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu, Governor Kidero
said the new regulations were ratified without consultation with county
governments.
“This levy affects the housing sector that
falls within the jurisdiction of the county governments and it should
have been prepared with our participation and concurrence," Kidero said
in the letter.
The letter was copied to Senator Abu
Chiaba, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, Roads and
Transport, and Maina Kamanda, chairperson of the Transport, Public Works
and Housing Committee in the House.
The governor noted
that the capital city has a serious housing deficit and the new levy
will discourage development of affordable housing.
“There
are already numerous levies and charges imposed on the housing and
construction sectors and this latest move will only serve to discourage
investment in the sector," he said.
Governor Kidero now
wants the national government to revoke imposition of the new
construction levy as contained in the National Construction Authority
Act, 2014.
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