RUTOS MEGA PLAN ON HOUSING
INSIDE RUTOS MEGA PLAN ON HOUSING
Did you know Kenya has a deficit
of 2 million house units and the numbers increase by 200,000 each year. Similarly,
only 50,000 new units are constructed each year. In the realization of these
the Ruto administration promised Kenyans to address the issue through the
housing agenda in their manifesto.
The Kenya Kwanza administration
has encompassed the provision of affordable housing in its plan. The enrollment
of these program is aimed at creations of jobs, offer affordable housing to its
citizen and to try to scale the prices of construction materials down. The plan
as outlined in their manifesto (The Plan) is to deliver 200,000 houses yearly. In
their administrations plan to achieve this the governments will do the
following;
1.
County
government involvement in provision of land
2.
Policy
reforms on housing funding
3.
Private companies’
involvement by providing them with the land, subsidized construction materials
and provision of foundational infrastructure such as sewage systems and roads
4.
The
government will also construct some of the units
5.
The government
will also help private companies to get buyers of their properties.
County government involvement
The county governments are required
to facilitate the program by providing land to the national government for
construction of the house units. The land provided will be used by both the
government and private developers in the construction of the units. During an
event in Rongai, the President said they intend to begin with the construction
of 5000 units in each county and progressively increase the number of units.
Policy reforms on house funding
Among their strategy in achieving
the housing agenda, the administration will rally a motion in the parliament to
create a mandatory house funding. This policy will be important in servicing of
mortgage by the private developers
Private public Partnership
The government will depend on the private
developers in the implementation of these program. In the partnership the
government will assist the developers by providing them with support and in the
construction of foundational infrastructure such as feeder roads and sewage system.
The private land owners as long as their house will be at the level of
affordable house the government will support them by standardizing the purchase
of building materials and cutting the value added tax (VAT)
Government funded affordable house
construction
The government will also construct
some of the units. In this plan the government will fully fund its operation.
This will be mainly house units at the level of social housing and affordable housing.
How will this project plan help Kenyans if actualized
The project aims to create jobs in
the construction value chain. The housing plan potential to create jobs for artisans,
manufacturers and service providers is great. The project aims to reduce the
housing deficit in the country by constructing 200,000 new units from the
current 50,000. Half of the units will be in the level of social and affordable
housing while the other half will be for the consumers who can afford more costly
houses. The project also aims in the reduction of agricultural land
encroachment and subsequently consolidate more land for agriculture.
The government plan if made to be
actualized will greatly aid in providing affordable houses to Kenyans, create
job opportunities and help to standardize the price of construction materials.
What do you think about the
housing plan, will it be actualized. Let’s engage in the comment section
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