Kenya - 2024 - Housing & Urban Development

The Affordable Housing Act, 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Housing

The Act establishes a framework to ensure access to affordable and institutional housing in Kenya. It introduces a 1.5% housing levy on both employers and employees, creates an Affordable Housing Fund and Board, sets up county-level housing committees, stipulates eligibility criteria for housing units, and offers tax reliefs and protections to contributors.

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August 2025

The Act establishes a framework to ensure access to affordable and institutional housing in Kenya. It introduces a 1.5% housing levy on both employers and employees, creates an Affordable Housing Fund and Board, sets up county-level housing committees, stipulates eligibility criteria for housing units, and offers tax reliefs and protections to contributors.

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