Nairobi Landlords Up in Arms Over Cheap Housing Projects
A photo showing a section of Umoja 1 estate in Nairobi.
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Nairobi landlords have protested various affordable housing projects unveiled in the city by the Chinese and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).
The local developers argued that some of the projects especially those by foreign nationals were substandard and circumvented Kenyan laws.
The National Construction Authority (NCA) was accused of failing to regulate the industry. NCA provides licences and inspects the construction of buildings in Kenya.
Projects from China are reportedly undertaken under relatively low budget and are time efficient. Most of the foreign companies are currently building skyscrapers in the posh suburbs in Nairobi.