The Government has announced that there are currently 46,027 affordable housing units ongoing in the country.
State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Wednesday announced that the units are ongoing in 9 sites.
“The current 9 sites (where) construction is underway will cumulatively create 43,000 direct opportunities for the youths,” he said.
Mohamed emphasized that President William Ruto will streamline the affordable housing programme to make homeownership a reality for low-income earners.
He explained that SMEs, Jua Cali artisans and groups of women-led enterprises will be involved at all stages of construction and housing input supply.
“The government has been engaging county governments for identifying suitable land for affordable housing and 4,000 acres have been made available through this partnership,” Mohamed added.
This week, Ruto will head to Nyamira and launch the Sironga Housing Project, West Mugirango Constituency.
Already, the President has launched several projects in and outside Nairobi.
There are seven ongoing affordable housing projects that are set to produce 31,990 units in Nairobi.
The first project which was launched by President Ruto in October 2022 was Kibra’s Soweto B which was his first visit after winning the presidential elections.
According to Housing PS Charles Hinga, Soweto B will be the biggest social housing project undertaken in an informal settlement.
The project is part of the planned upgrade of the slum which has been divided into four zones and is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Housing.
In Mukuru kwa Reuben, Ruto launched the Sh15 billion project that will see the set up of 15,000 units.
The project has a unique background as the 55 acres of land had been grabbed by cartels before being recovered by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The land belonged to the Meteorological Department but was grabbed 24 years ago.
Upon recovery, the government turned it into useful public land, where 15,000 affordable housing units will be set up.
The EACC recovered the land that is worth more than Sh5 billion in August 2020.
On January 27, 2023, Ruto presided over the groundbreaking of the Shauri Moyo affordable housing project in Nairobi.
The project site comprises two parcels of land measuring approximately 16 acres, located along First Avenue Eastleigh Road, Nairobi.
The developer, Epco Builders Limited will construct 3,248 housing units at Sh10 billion.
Last month, the Starehe project was launched which will provide over 6000 housing units.
Initially, about 300 houses occupied the 24 acres of land that had been occupied by tenants.
Pangani Housing Project which was being undertaken by the then Nairobi Metropolitan Service is still ongoing and is expected to deliver 1,562 housing units from the land previously occupied by 48 tenants
The government is on course to set up 5,280 units at Clay City, Nairobi, and Sh850 million housing project in Kasarani that will see 284 units constructed.
Construction is ongoing at the Jevanjee estates formally known as Bachelor quarters.
A total of 1,900 units will be developed from land that was previously occupied by 81 houses. – The Star
