Governor Johnson Sakaja of Nairobi has now declared that when the reasonably priced homes are ready, his administration will prefer the residents of the Nairobi City Council (Kanjo) estates.
Sakaja stated that residents of the Kanjo houses will not be obligated to pay for the new homes under the Affordable Housing project, which is being carried out by the federal government, in an interview with Radio Citizen on Monday.
Instead, the houses will be provided to them at no cost; they will only have to pay the standard service fees.
"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.
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For example, there are 46 homes in Woodley Estate, but he said that at least 1,975 homes will be constructed as part of the Affordable Housing Project. He claimed that selling the 46 houses to the current tenants would be futile.
President William Ruto is behind the contentious housing plan, which aims to give the nation's low-income earners access to affordable housing.
The cost of the reasonably priced homes will range from Ksh840,000 to Ksh5.76 million. The price of a single room is Ksh840,000, payable in installments of Ksh3,200 per month.
A three-bedroom home costs Ksh5.76 million, with a Ksh41,800 monthly payment.
