PS Hinga Explains How Individuals Can Buy Multiple Affordable Houses Despite One-ID-One-House Policy

State Department for Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga has confirmed that a Kenyan can purchase multiple houses in the Affordable Housing Programme. However, individuals will have to provide details of the beneficiary to be entered into the system.

This comes after sentiments emerged questioning whether it was legal for an individual to purchase multiple affordable houses despite the one-ID-one-house policy.

The complaints were raised following Pastor James Ng’ang’a’s announcement on Wednesday that he would purchase 100 housing units from the programme for the less fortunate.

“The rules of this is that one ID one house, you cannot buy one hundred units, you cannot,” A Kenyan challenged PS Hinga.

Responding to the question on X,  Hinga explained that an individual could indeed purchase multiple houses for another person, but will have to follow a protocol.

For instance, Ng’ang’a can purchase a unit for a person, but the details of the person will be entered into the contract instead of the pastor’s.

“It’s 1 unit, 1 ID, 1 KRA pin. You can, however, buy for someone else. For instance, a parent can purchase for their children. In that instance, we need details of the person being bequeathed the unit. That’s the person we shall enter into contract with not the one paying,” he said.

The PS’s statement comes a day after the controversial city preacher pledged to buy 100 housing units from the affordable housing project to gift the less privileged members of society.

Ng’ang’a, during a press conference, organised by the Ministry of Lands on Wednesday, said that if the government would agree to give him the units, then he would transfer the ownership to less privileged Kenyans.
 
Ng’ang’a asserted that his philanthropic efforts stemmed from a spiritual point of origin where he wanted to at least do something impactful before his death.

“Can I get 100 house units from the program? I will personally pay for 100 people in the units,” Ng’ang’a said.

Cabinet Secretary for Lands Alice Wahome in turn assured Ng’ang’a that the government would give him the allocation.

”Okay, then give me the allocation letter so that I can go with it. I am doing this because I know that if I take the 100 houses, which I can pay for, I will one day exit this world and there is completely nothing that I will leave with,” he said.