Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that his administration will prioritize residents of Nairobi City Council (Kanjo) estates when the affordable houses become available.
In an interview with Radio Citizen on Monday, Sakaja stated that residents of the Kanjo houses will not be required to pay for the new houses under the Affordable Housing project initiated by the national government.
Instead, they will receive the houses for free, only paying service charges as before.
“There are seven estates we have already awarded including Woodley, Bahati, Shauri Moyo, Jericho… all the people who have been living in our Kanjo houses, who have been paying since the 50s and 60s… all these people we will give them houses for free,” Sakaja said.
Sakaja highlighted that, for example, in Woodley Estate, which currently has 46 houses, the Affordable Housing Project will see the construction of at least 1,975 houses. He emphasized that it would be illogical to sell the existing 46 houses to the current tenants.
The controversial housing scheme is President William Ruto’s project, aimed at providing affordable housing to low-income earners in the country. The affordable houses will range in cost from Ksh840,000 to Ksh5.76 million.
A one-room unit will be priced at Ksh840,000, with a monthly installment of Ksh3,200, while a 3-bedroom house will cost Ksh5.76 million, with a monthly payment of Ksh41,800.
