Kisumu s 63-year-old Ofafa estate set for Sh3 billion facelift 3 months ago
Governor Anyang Nyong o (left) laid the foundation stone for the houses on December 9, 2020 [Photo: Courtesy]
The 63-year-old Anderson Ofafa Estate in Kisumu will undergo a Sh3 billion facelift thanks to the County Pension Fund and Laptrust Fund. The county authorities have embarked on a two-year low-cost housing project to give the estate a new look befitting Kisumu city status. On Wednesday, Governor Anyang Nyong o laid the foundation stone for the houses of retirees from the defunct Kisumu Municipality.
Some tenants have lived in the houses for more than 20 years and were paying as low as Sh4,000 for a one-bedroom or two-bedroom house. But now, the houses, which they have lived in for years, are set for an upgrade with a vision to make them homeowners in the noble low-cost affordable housing project mooted by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) was launched in De
But now, the houses, which they have lived in for years, are set for an upgrade with a vision to make them home owners in the noble low-cost affordable housing project mooted by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) was launched in December 2017 by President Kenyatta as one of the national government’s four pillars of growth.
The Kisumu Housing Project comes at a time when the city s bulging population is continuing to pile pressure on housing demand amid an acute shortage of low-cost houses.
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