Lands and Housing Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome and Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga have been taken to task over the implementation of the affordable housing programme.
The duo appeared before the Senate's Roads, Transportation and Housing Committee, and faced questions from senators who sought to know how the controversial project was being done.
The committee chaired by Migori Senator Eddie Oketch demanded to know why Kenyans were being taxed for construction of houses they are not guaranteed to get.
Laikipia Senator John Kinyua asked CS Wahome to explain why the affordable housing projects were being done on government land, some which did not have title deeds, and the reasons behind the low uptake of the housing levy fund. "Kenyans should be told why they are required to pay for the affordable houses which they are paying a housing levy for bearing in mind the land where the houses are being constructed on is provided by the government.
