Kenya's affordable housing push dropped over 81 billion shillings into the program across three years. Official stats show only about 292,000 people signed up for the Boma Yangu scheme by mid-2025, missing the 565,800 target badly. The State Department for Housing admitted the registration numbers were way lower than hoped.
Contractors finished just 2,075 actual housing units in that period. Officials blamed court battles and delays in passing the needed laws for the sluggish results. Spending got held up before parliament finally approved the housing regulations.
Despite the slow start, units that were completed sold out fast. Every home built in Homa Bay and Mukuru got bought, and most in Bondeni, Nakuru, were taken. The wider plan still aims for half a million new homes by 2029.
Contractors finished just 2,075 actual housing units in that period. Officials blamed court battles and delays in passing the needed laws for the sluggish results. Spending got held up before parliament finally approved the housing regulations.
Despite the slow start, units that were completed sold out fast. Every home built in Homa Bay and Mukuru got bought, and most in Bondeni, Nakuru, were taken. The wider plan still aims for half a million new homes by 2029.
