The housing levy was already wrong, immoral and unfair. Now the government wants to make it worse by using it as security to borrow Sh100 billion.
This means a levy forced on Kenyans today could be locked into payslips for years, possibly generations, just to guarantee another government loan.
This is unconstitutional in spirit because public money should not be treated like a permanent private tap for reckless borrowing. It is immoral because workers are already struggling with taxes, deductions, rent, food prices, school fees and fuel costs. It is also plain stupid because you cannot build an economy by punishing salaries and reducing people’s purchasing power every month.
Kenyans must rise up and say no. The housing levy cannot become a lifetime debt trap. It cannot be used to mortgage the future of workers without proper public consent, transparency and accountability.
A government that cannot manage existing taxes has no moral right to chain Kenyans to another Sh100 billion loan through their payslips.
This must be rejected loudly, firmly and without apology.
Why would a State Lodge require 100 acres of land carved out of Imenti Forest?
For context:
• State House Nakuru sits on about 5 acres.
• State Lodge Sagana sits on about 10 acres.
• State Lodge Mombasa sits on about 4 acres.
So why is a facility allegedly being planned on a piece of land many times larger than existing presidential residences?
Imenti Forest is not just another piece of real estate.
It is a cultural treasure for the Ameru people and a site deeply connected to Kenya's liberation struggle.
During the fight for independence, sections of this forest provided refuge to Mau Mau fighters who sacrificed everything for the freedoms we enjoy today.
When public land, especially protected forest land, is targeted for conversion, Kenyans have every right to ask hard questions.