Affordable homes for low and middle income Kenyans, construction jobs, urban regeneration
Affordable Housing Programme (Boma Yangu)
Government initiative to build 250,000 affordable housing units annually under Big Four Agenda and Housing Levy.
AnnouncedDecember 12, 2017
StartedJanuary 1, 2019
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 500,000,000,000KES
Timeline
Big Four Agenda Announced
President Kenyatta announced affordable housing as one of the Big Four Agenda pillars
Park Road Ngara Project Launch
Groundbreaking for the 1,370-unit Park Road housing project in Ngara, Nairobi
Housing Levy Upheld by Court
Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 1.5% Housing Levy despite public opposition
Slow Progress Criticism
Only a few thousand units completed against the ambitious 500,000 target, drawing widespread criticism
Contractors
Various Developers
Housing DevelopersMultiple developers contracted for various housing projects across the country
Politicians Involved
Uhuru Kenyatta
President of KenyaLaunched the Affordable Housing Programme as one of his Big Four Agenda pillars
William Ruto
President of KenyaContinued and expanded the programme, introduced the Housing Levy
Alice Wahome
Cabinet Secretary for Lands and HousingOversees the affordable housing programme
Benefits
Description
The Affordable Housing Programme, branded as 'Boma Yangu', was launched under Uhuru Kenyatta's Big Four Agenda and continued under William Ruto's administration. The goal is to deliver affordable housing units across Kenya funded through the controversial Housing Levy (1.5% payroll deduction). Key projects include Park Road (Ngara), Shauri Moyo, Starehe, and Mavoko. Progress has been much slower than the ambitious 500,000-unit target, with only a few thousand units completed by 2024. The Housing Levy was challenged in court but upheld.
Overview
Addresses Kenya's housing deficit of over 2 million units, though progress has been significantly behind schedule and the Housing Levy remains controversial.