Kenyans to Move Into New Affordable Houses From January – DP Kindiki

Kenyans are set to start occupying new houses under the affordable housing program beginning January 2025, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has revealed.

Speaking on Wednesday after meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Lands Alice Wahome and Principal Secretary Nixon Korir, the DP revealed that some of the houses under the housing program will be complete and opening doors to Kenyans in January.

“From January 2025, some of the housing projects will be ready for commissioning, allocation, and occupation by the new homeowners,” Kindiki stated.

According to Kindiki, 550,000 Kenyans have registered for Boma Yangu which will boost them in their journey of becoming homeowners. The DP revealed that the government is working to ensure that the affordable housing project meets the demand of the houses Kenyans have registered for.

“Currently, the national annual demand for housing stands at 250,000 units against an annual market production of 50,000 units. To address this challenge, the government is implementing the affordable housing program that includes the social housing project to cater to low-income earners,” Kindiki revealed.

Furthermore, more Kenyans have been assured of jobs in the coming year with the project being anticipated to create over 200,000 jobs.

“100 housing projects in 45 counties that will yield 135,515 units are in various stages of completion, providing job opportunities for more than 200,000 people as part of the government’s job creation initiative,” the DP assured.

The deputy president has hailed the Affordable Housing project revealing that so far, it has availed more than Ksh4 billion worth of work for the Jua Kali sector and accelerated growth in the manufacturing of cement, steel, and other construction materials.

Also present during the meeting were MSME PS Susan Mang’eni and other senior government officials.

Kindiki’s sentiments come days after the Head of the Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Dennis Itumbi revealed that since September 2024, more than 1,200 affordable housing units have been successfully completed.

Itumbi revealed that the program’s role is to increase the number of mortgages in Kenya from 30,000 to one million, aimed at increasing homeownership and making housing more accessible to a greater number of people.