Counties in the region are wooing investors in real estate to put up modern housing units to accommodate the growing population. Uasin Gishu County, for instance, is turning its old estates into affordable housing projects in partnership with the National Housing Corporation (NHC) at a cost of Sh160 million. Trailblazing counties in housing and lands sector include Nyeri, Tharaka-Nithi, Embu, Uasin Gishu, Kisii, Kirinyaga, Muranga, Trans Nzoia, Nandi and Makueni. In Embu, Lands, Housing and Urban Development executive Raymond Kinyua said the devolved unit is collaborating with the national government in implementing the affordable housing programme. However, Governor Simba Arati is keen on reversing the trend that saw the National Land Commission term Kisii a land-grabbing epicentre.

Source: Daily Nation November 02, 2023 10:52 UTC