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Ruto opens Busia market, Sh900m stadium and housing project
In another highlight of the visit, the President presided over the start of construction of the Sh900 million Busia Stadium.
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Kindiki slams Gachagua over remarks on abolishing SHA and affordable housing
Kindiki’s remarks come a day after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua declared that he would abolish the Social Health Authority (SHA) and scrap the Affordable Housing initiative if elected president in 2027.
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“Spare us political conmanship,” Ruto says on privatisation plans
Ruto outlined the benefits of privatisation and divestment, describing them as strategies that raise resources, improve corporate governance, and expand ownership of public assets to ordinary citizens. Highlighting the Kenya Pipeline IPO, he said the move allows Kenyans from all financial backgrounds to hold a stake in a key national asset.
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[PHOTOS] President Ruto meets housing programme interns at State House
Ruto said he was pleased to see a growing number of skilled professionals taking part in the programme, noting that their expertise is critical to its success.
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Nema boss risks jail over Lang’ata housing project
The Southlands project, launched in March 2025, was presented by government officials as a model development that would deliver 15,000 housing units and a primary school.
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Ruto calls for partnership with Dawoodi Bohra in Kenya’s development
Addressing His Holiness, community leaders and members, the President said his relationship with the Dawoodi Bohra leadership was founded on shared values of humility, clarity of purpose and service.
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Makongeni families scramble to relocate as eviction countdown continues
The government says it has processed compensation for more than 3,000 people, each receiving Sh150,000 to facilitate their move. But several residents argue that the amount cannot cover the costs of finding new housing and rebuilding their routines.
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Affordable housing programme is now a national empowerment engine – Ruto
Ruto noted that the education sector had long suffered from inadequate student housing, with fewer than 10 percent of learners previously accessing decent accommodation. The new beds, he said, will help close that gap.
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Mukhisa Kituyi criticizes Ruto's government high-rise housing projects
Speaking during an interview on Radio Generation on Thursday, Kituyi said the government’s high-rise projects labeled as “affordable housing” fail to meet the practical needs and living patterns of citizens, particularly in rural areas.
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Hinga: Sh23 billion ready for contractors as housing projects progress
PS Hinga’s remarks follow a period of growing Housing Levy collections, which have strengthened the funding of affordable housing initiatives. In the 2024/2025 fiscal year, the levy brought in Sh73.2 billion, exceeding the target by Sh10 billion, up from Sh54.2 billion the previous year. The levy had faced earlier legal challenges but was legitimised by the Affordable Housing Act, 2024.
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MPs back Affordable Housing rules to guide Sh4m loans
The regulations set out conditions that borrowers must meet before accessing funds from the Affordable Housing Board.
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Ruto launches first student housing project under affordable housing plan in Homa Bay
The project aims to ease the shortage of safe and affordable student housing and replace poor living conditions faced by many learners