Housing levy defaulters face bank accounts, PIN freezes

Clients seek services at KRA headquarters in Nairobi on February 23, 2024.

Photo credit: File | Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

Traders in the informal sector who fail to pay the monthly 1.5 percent housing levy risk having their bank accounts frozen and their PINs blocked in a new push to boost compliance.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expected to launch a crackdown on defaulters, notably in the informal sector where traders are not paying the levy and businesses such as bars, salons and corner shops are not remitting deductions from their staff pay.

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