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Why you might pay more rent soon

A section of residential flats in Nairobi's Pipeline Estate in Embakasi on August 4, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Landlords may be forced to hike rent as the taxman descends on their businesses demanding the Affordable Housing Levy (AHL) from their gross rental income.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has written to business owners reminding them to remit the 1.5 per cent levy by the 9th of every month starting this May.

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