Gender justice advocate Wanjiku Thiga has said that the housing project will dignify Kenyans and empower their self-esteem.
Speaking on Friday, she urged Kenyans to be mindful of others by being more accommodating rather than speaking from privilege.
“I’m happy that the housing project is coming to dignify Kenyans; dignity is so imperative to people even their self-esteem,” she said.
“I know sometimes most of us speak from privilege; most of us speak from a point of you know am comfortable so I don’t care what anybody else is doing. Let’s all have a mind of accommodating every Kenyan because the constitution is here to serve everybody.”
She said public participation is important and it will help Kenyans understand the housing levy project.
The Affordable and Social Housing Agenda is among the key pillars in the Kenya Kwanza coalition manifesto.
On April 3, 2023, President William Ruto said the civil servants will start contributing 3 per cent of their income to a Housing Fund.
Ruto said the contribution will help Kenyans purchase houses built under the Affordable Housing project.
"To enable many Kenyans to buy houses under the affordable housing project, we have a housing fund to which we want every Kenyan to contribute 3 per cent of their income. If you earn Sh10,000, 3 per cent is Sh300 every month that goes towards the fund," Ruto said.
Those remarks received a backlash from a cross-section of Kenyans who wanted the agenda dropped complaining on the high cost of living.
