Nairobi, March 18 -- President William Ruto will this morning sign into law the controversial Affordable Housing Bill, 2023.

The court had stopped the government from effecting housing levy deductions from salaried Kenyans because it was introduced without a legal framework.

However, the Bill - with amendments - was last week approved by Parliament despite opposition from opposition MPs.

President Ruto is targeting to construct 200,000 affordable housing units annually, which he has promised will create between 600,000 and 1 million jobs each year.

National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee Chairperson Kimani Kuria said that by the President appending his signature to the Bill, a new legal framework - the Affordable Hou...