The government will release 4,800 housing units constructed under the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) to the owners within the next two months.
This is according to Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome.
Addressing the press Wednesday morning at Ardhi House, Nairobi, the CS said there are five blocks at Mukuru slums in Nairobi, noting that the government will be constructing about 13,200 units in the informal settlement. "So Kenyans who have listened to the negative things by people who are fighting this programme, just know that between now and March we will be releasing 4,800 units fully completed, owned by Kenyans, selected by Kenyans and in about 19 different projects that will be ready," said CS Wahome. "Within the next 60 days, we shall be giving out 1,080 units to the owners in Mukuru." She pointed out the three categories of houses - affordable housing units, social and market or affordable middle-class units, with differences being in sizes and space with the studio (bedsitter) being the smallest at 20 square meters.
The studio is the smallest and will cost Sh640,000 with a 10 per cent deposit of Sh64,000.
