Nyoro faults housing pledge to teachers

The MP has said teachers want their salaries shielded from numerous deductions that leave them vulnerable financially.

Speaking during a public rally in Laare, Igembe North Constituency, Meru County on Monday, Nyoro said teachers’ clamour was not for houses but to ensure deductions from their earnings provided tangible benefits.

“William Ruto, Kenyan teachers are asking you a simple question. You are deducting money from them for the housing levy, yet they are not getting that money, and they do not have houses,” Nyoro said.

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His remarks came hours after Ruto announced a new arrangement under which teachers will be able to pay for affordable houses directly from their salaries through a check-off system being developed by the Affordable Housing Board and the Teachers Service Commission.

The President said 20 per cent of affordable housing units would be reserved for teachers under an agreement signed between the Affordable Housing Board, the Kenya National Union of Teachers and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers in September 2025.

Ruto said the arrangement would allow teachers interested in home ownership to apply for units through Boma Yangu, with payments deducted from their salaries.

The government also plans to work with teachers’ savings and credit co-operative societies to develop financing options suited to their incomes.

The Affordable Housing Programme is the government’s flagship initiative aimed at increasing access to home ownership. Under the programme, Kenyans can register through Boma Yangu, save towards a deposit, select available units and complete the purchase or tenancy process.

The programme provides different categories of housing, including social and affordable units, as well as projects targeting civil servants.

Nyoro, however, said the arrangement did not address what he described as the immediate concerns of teachers, arguing that they wanted their full salaries rather than deductions towards houses they had not received.

“We want dignity for Kenyan teachers. They know how to work hard to get houses. What they want is the money that the Ruto government deducts from them as the housing levy,” he said.

The PPK leader then turned his attention to the proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery investment in Lamu, demanding that the government disclose details of the investment agreement and ownership structure.

He renewed his 14-day ultimatum to Ruto to publicly disclose the refinery’s shareholders and make the investment agreement public, saying Kenyans were entitled to information where public resources were involved.

Nyoro also accused Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale of attacking opposition leaders and Kenyans who have questioned the investment, alleging that he was acting on instructions.

He said the demand for disclosure was not about seeking political privilege but about ensuring accountability over public resources and national assets.

“Let the government tell Kenyans who the shareholders are and make the agreement public. Kenyans are not asking for a privilege; they are asking for information about an investment involving their resources,” he said.

Nyoro also criticised the government over challenges facing miraa farmers, accusing the administration of failing to dismantle cartels that he said continued to frustrate producers.

He said miraa farmers had endured years of promises that the government would address the influence of cartels but claimed little had changed.

The PPK leader accused the administration of failing to adequately protect farmers and secure their livelihoods, saying the government should address the challenges affecting the miraa trade instead of leaving producers at the mercy of intermediaries.

“The miraa farmers have been promised for years that the cartels will be dealt with, but the promises have not been fulfilled. The government must protect the farmers and ensure they benefit from their work,” he said.