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Kenyan housing tax law: Key points you suppose know

  • ericas
  • September 8, 2024
  • 2 min read

Wia dis photo come from, Getty ImagesMarch 19, 2024Kenyan President William Ruto don sign one new law wey go require Kenyans to pay a 1.5% monthly tax to fund construction of low-cost houses.In the controversial Affordable Housing Act 2024 don reintroduce mandatory levy wey in goment bin start to dey deduct last year July from both employers and employees.In courts bin declare in housing tax unconstitutional sake of say e bin no get legal framework to support in deductions.Court bin also rule say di levy unfairly targets Kenyans wey dey work for in formal sector and order payments to dey…

Emergency hazards to be repaired in 24 hours through Awaab’s Law

  • ericas
  • September 3, 2024
  • 4 min read

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today (9 January 2024), supporting the government's pledge to deliver Awaab's Law. The two-year-old from Rochdale died from a respiratory condition caused by extensive mold in the flat where he lived, and the government is taking action to introduce life-changing reforms in social housing to prevent future tragedies. The Awaab's Law consultation has been launched by the Housing Secretary, which proposes introducing new strict time limits for social housing providers and forcing them to take swift action in addressing dangerous hazards such…

Anticipation and anger at Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold

  • ericas
  • July 3, 2024
  • 5 min read

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the US illegally, hours after the law briefly took effect. Before a divided US Supreme Court earlier let the state law take effect while a legal challenge played out, some sheriffs were ready to relish an unprecedented state expansion into border enforcement, while others were reluctant.Texas was silent in the hours after the ruling on whether and when state troopers or Texas National Guard soldiers — who had the most interaction with migrants —- would begin enforcement.Hours later, an…

5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision blocks enforcement of strict Texas immigration law SB4

  • ericas
  • June 29, 2024
  • 2 min read

In a decision late Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that again blocks Texas from enforcing its strict immigration law, SB4.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court rejected a Biden administration request to intervene and keep Texas's strict immigration enforcement law on hold while it is challenged in lower courts.But in the late-night decision, the appeals court dissolved a pause on an order from a lower court that prevented the law from going into effect until the litigation was concluded.Migrants wait to be processed by the US Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio…

Supreme Court lets Texas detain and jail migrants under SB4 immigration law as legal battle continues

  • ericas
  • June 27, 2024
  • 6 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the US southern border without authorization, greenlighting the enforcement of a state immigration law known as SB4 that the Biden administration has called unconstitutional.Denying a request from the Justice Department, the high court allowed the controversial Texas law, one of Gov. Greg Abbott's signature immigration policies, to take effect while the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers the measure's legality.Passed by the Texas legislature last year, SB4 criminalizes unauthorized migration at the state level, making the act of entering the…

Hong Kong: Passing of Article 23 law a devastating moment for human rights

  • ericas
  • June 22, 2024
  • 3 min read

Responding to the passing of Hong Kong's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Article 23), Amnesty International's China director Sarah Brooks said: “With this draconian legislation, the Hong Kong government has delivered another crushing blow to human rights in the city. The authorities have enacted this law in the blink of an eye, killing off any remaining shred of hope that public outcry could counter its most destructive elements. “The passing of this law sends the clearest message yet that the Hong Kong authorities' hunger to accommodate Beijing's will strips any past commitments on human rights. The government has ignored ever-more urgent…