The government responds to recent reports about large cash withdrawals from an affordable housing savings refund fund. The clarification comes after a local daily reported that funds held in refunds had been withdrawn by Kenyans who had signed up on the platform to save towards buying or owning homes. In its statement, the state addresses concerns raised by the earlier report, focusing on the circumstances around the refund money and how withdrawals occur. The coverage indicates that the deposits involve participants who saved through the programme and later sought refunds, and that the withdrawals are being scrutinised because of the size of the cash withdrawals reported. While the articles provided do not include detailed figures or a step-by-step explanation of the refund process, they show that the state is seeking to correct or contextualise what the earlier reporting claimed about who withdrew the money and from where. The clarification is issued days after the initial media report and is meant to provide an updated account of the status of the refund funds.