Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has opposed the government's plan to deduct 1.5 per cent housing levy from salaried Kenyans.
Sonko says it is unfair for the government to deduct the levy from Kenyans, a majority of who he argues earn little salaries.
Speaking at St Stephen ACK Church in Nairobi on Sunday, Sonko slammed President Uhuru Kenyatta's advisors and accused them of misleading the head of state on the housing levy.
"When I oppose this it does not mean that I am criticizing or I am against the government. The President is my friend and next week I will seek an audience with him to tell him how people are suffering," the governor was quoted by the Standard.
On Saturday, Central Organization of Trade Union (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli supported the housing levy.
Atwoli who spoke at Cotu headquarters in Nairobi during a meeting with stewards said the government planned deductions is in good faith despite a lot of criticism from Kenyans and some leaders.
He stated that Cotu supports the housing levy as long as the government will honour a 15 per cent pay increase for all workers.
The government has insisted that the deduction is not a tax but a contribution for better housing.
The Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) filed a case in court opposing the levy and the court issued a temporary order stopping its implementation.
The case filed by Cofek will be heard on May 20.
Should the court give the government a go-ahead to implement the project, salaried Kenyans will be deducted 1.5 per cent housing levy from their basic salaries.
Employers will also be required to remit the levy for their employees and submit it to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
The housing project is part of president Kenyatta's Big Four agenda and seeks to provide Kenyans with affordable housing.