Former State House Senior Adviser Moses Kuria has slammed Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura for being unable to differentiate between the Social Health Authority and the Affordable Housing.
Kuria was responding to a recent interview that Mwaura had with Inooro FM on Thursday, September 18, where he claimed that he was also confused about how much the government deducts per month for SHA and Affordable Housing.
During his interview, Mwaura was also unable to answer why an individual can't use his monthly deductions as a deposit to purchase a house through the affordable housing programme.
"I am not sure which deducts more money than the other. I'll have to consult because I do not want to feed you the wrong information," Mwaura claimed.
In response, Kuria argued that Mwaura, given his position in government, should be among the most informed individuals in government, adding that if he was 'confused', he did not fit his role.
Kuria said that Mwaura should be hosted by the radio host once again so that he may explain clearly the difference between the two levies and how the programmes work.
"The Government Spokesman does not know how much the deductions for SHA and Housing Levy are. He says he is confused about which is which," Moses Kuria stated.
"He says he will consult and revert. I beseech my friend Nderitu Waihura to invite him again once he establishes exactly how much Kenyans are being deducted for the two levies," he added.
The affordable housing project and the SHA are some of President William Ruto's signature Projects, which he launched immediately after he took office three years ago.
Ruto has recurrently defended the projects, which have been under intense scrutiny since they were launched, asserting that they are in line with his Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which focuses on grassroots-level development.
Every month, the government deducts 1.5 per cent from an employee's gross monthly salary for the Affordable Housing Levy.
To access affordable housing in Kenya, one is required to register on the Boma Yangu portal or by dialling *832#, which creates an account and allows you to save for a home.
For SHA, the government deducts 2.75 per cent of the gross salary from employed Kenyans, with the minimum monthly deduction of Ksh300.
