This archive report was first published on 20 June 2020.
On June 20, 2020, the government announced plans to allocate 228 low-cost houses in Nairobi's Ngara estate, following the completion of their construction.
According to Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga, over 300,000 Kenyans have expressed interest in the affordable houses.
The allocation process will consider various factors, including gender equity and diversity, with marginalized and vulnerable groups also being taken into account.
"The government will be allocating the completed houses in Park Road, Ngara. The allocation process of these houses is done in accordance with the Constitution," Hinga said in a notice.
The 228 units are part of 1,370 cheap houses being constructed by China State Construction Engineering on a 7.9-acre parcel in Ngara.
Of the 228 units, 548 will be reserved for civil servants, while the rest will be sold at fixed prices to other people, with prices ranging from Sh1 million for a one-bedroom unit to Sh3 million for a three-bedroomed unit.
Those unable to pay the full value of the house at one go will be required to pay a 10 percent deposit and settle the remaining amount over a period of 25 years under a rent-to-own arrangement.
There are three ways in which Kenyans can get the houses: cash, mortgage, and tenant purchase.
