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Then one day the landlord decides to hand you all the relevant ownership documents of the house. The house is all yours. No more paying rent.
That sounds like a fairytale. But very soon this will be a reality as Kenyans begin to own affordable houses, according to Johnstone Olteita, the CEO of Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC).
In an interview with Home and Away, Olteita said that the financing of the affordable houses has been structured in a manner that will ensure there is alignment between the amount of money you are currently paying for rent and the mortgage you will take up for the houses.