Kenya government housing backlog needs solution
Kenya government housing backlog needs solution Kenyan government to construct 300,000 housing units for staff Kenya housing backlog The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is planning to put up 300, 000 houses for civil servants by 2017. The social housing project will see the country alleviate housing needs by civil servants, some of which – like the police – have been reported to live in deplorable conditions. The government will start construction of 10, 000 units this year according to the director of housing in the ministry, Mr. Patrick Bucha. In addition to benefiting the civil servants, the project will also help non-governmental workers and the rest of the public, since the government will open up spaces for commercial purposes for the same. The government will collaborate with private investors in order to finance the construction, development and maintenance of the housing units. The project will entail construction of modern, s...
