A High Court in Nairobi declared the housing levy that was introduced by President William Ruto as unconstitutional.
Judges Lawrence Mugambi, Christine Meoli and David Majanja on Tuesday ruled that the introduction of the levy was discriminatory since it imposed taxes on salaried Kenyans alone and excluded those working in the informal sector.
"...That levy against persons in formal employment with the exclusion of other non-formal without justification, discriminatory, irrational, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 27, 201 of the constitution," Justice Majanja said.
The three-judge bench was appointed by Chief Justice Martha Koome and presided over by Majanja.
