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Kenyans receiving services at the Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters. PHOTO/KRA

KRA to freeze accounts, deactivate PINs of housing levy defaulters

Sacco ReviewAugust 17, 2026August 18, 202605 mins

KRA will intensify enforcement against Affordable Housing Levy defaulters, including freezing bank accounts and deactivating tax PINs. Defaulters face a 3 per cent monthly penalty on unpaid levy amounts. KRA is deploying 1,406 revenue service assistants to boost compliance, especially among informal businesses. Kenyans who fail to remit the Affordable Housing Levy risk having their…

Housing Levy as collateral: workers face longer tax burden

Sacco ReviewJune 5, 202606 mins

The government has unveiled plans to leverage proceeds from the 1.5 per cent Affordable Housing Levy as collateral for a KSh100 billion loan through securitisation, a move that suggests the deduction may remain a long-term fixture on workers’ payslips. Disclosures by a Parliamentary committee show that the State Department for Housing plans to take the…