Moses Kuria criticises Mwaura’s response on SHA and affordable housing
By Aloys Michael, September 21, 2025Former President William Ruto’s Senior Advisor, Moses Kuria, has scoffed at Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura for being unable to clearly state the deductible amount in the Social Health Authority and the Affordable Housing.
In an X post on Sunday, September 21, 2025, Kuria said the government spokesperson should be granted another chance to redeem himself and explain how much is deducted 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. 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,” the X statement read.
Kuria was responding to a recent interview that Mwaura had with a local vernacular Radio station on Thursday, September 18, 2025, where Mwaura 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 cannot use his monthly deductions as a deposit to purchase a house through the affordable housing programme.
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The affordable housing project and the SHA are some of Ruto’s mega projects, which he launched immediately after he took office three years ago.
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The Head of State has recurrently defended the projects, which have been under intense scrutiny since they were launched, asserting that they are in line with his administration’s socio-economic plan, 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.
For SHA, the government deducts 2.75 per cent of the gross salary from employed Kenyans, with the minimum monthly deduction of Ksh300.
Ruto announced that over 2.2 million vulnerable Kenyans will now access medical care free of charge through the new SHA Sponsorship Programme.
The Head of State said the move is part of the government’s continued effort to deliver Universal Health Coverage to all Kenyans, regardless of their economic status.