Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Trans-Nzoia county, wants the government to raise teachers' salaries before deducting the three percent housing levy.
Addressing the press on Thursday, the group said they have several financial commitments to honour and as such, they have no money left for the housing levy.
"As teachers, we voted for President William Ruto because we believed we will benefit from his bottom-up strategy but so far, that is not the case," said Knut secretary George Wanjala.
The union claimed they have not received any salary increment for the past five years yet they have loans to pay.
The teachers union threatened to strike if the housing levy is deducted from their income without their consent.
"As teachers, we don't need the government to save money for us. We are saving our own money from corporative societies," said Wanjala
The union said that it is the responsibility of the government to provide those living in slums with better housing.
"The government should do their work in reducing the high cost of living in the country and stop using the three percent housing levy," said Gichuki Maina.
The two leading teachers' unions, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) held a meeting in Nakuru last week during which they resolved to push for teachers' pay rise.
