President William Ruto has issued fresh directives to the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, on the enlistment of more private companies and professionals into the Affordable Housing Programme.
Ruto spoke on Tuesday, July 15, during the launch of the Affordable Housing Internship Programme at State House, Nairobi, where he observed the need to expand partnerships with the private sector to fast-track the delivery of housing units to meet the increasing demand. "When we started, we had to start with a few, maybe 39 consortiums," Ruto said. "We now need to take that to 60 or 70.
We will be bringing on board more companies; engineering firms, architects, design companies and real estate professionals." Ruto admitted that the initial capacity of the housing programme had been overstretched by the scale of the project, whose primary aim is to provide low-cost housing while also creating employment countrywide.
President William Ruto interacting with workers at the Affordbale Housing Programme in Garissa, Thursday, February 6, 2025.
