The government has announced the sale of 4,888 affordable housing units spread across the country.
The units, spread across 21 projects in the country, entail studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments classified into three categories.
According to the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, the units are categorised into social housing, affordable housing and affordable middle class housing depending on income levels.
Social housing will be allocated to people earning less than Ksh20,000 per month, who are also eligible for deposit assistance. On the other hand, affordable housing will be reserved for Kenyans with a monthly income between Ksh20,000 and Ksh149,000 while affordable middle-class housing is meant for people earning over Ksh149,000 per month.
“We are to announce the launch of the sale of affordable housing units, reaffirming our commitment to providing quality homes for all Kenyans,” the government says on the Boma Yangu platform.
Affordable Housing units pricing
For social housing, studio apartments will be sold for Ksh640,000 while one-bedroom units will be sold at Ksh960,000. A two-bedroom unit will be sold for Ksh1,280,000.
For affordable housing units, a studio apartment will sell for between Ksh1 million and Ksh1.4 million while one-bedroom units will sell for between Ksh1.5 to Ksh2.1 million. A two-bedroom apartment will be sold at between Ksh2 million and Ksh3.2 million while a three-bedroom unit in this category will go for Ksh3 million.
For the affordable middle-class housing category, a two-bedroom unit will go for between Ksh2.4 million to Ksh4.2 million while a three-bedroom unit will sell for between Ksh3.6 million to Ksh5.1 million.
Kenyans looking to own the units will be required to register through the Boma Yangu portal or USSD code *832# or visiting any Huduma centre.
According to the government, the houses will be allocated by the Affordable Housing Board based on the ‘One ID, One Housing unit’ principle.
The available units are located in various counties including Machakos, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Nyandarua, Wajir, Isiolo, Kakamega, Vihiga, Migori, Bomet, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Nakuru, Kiambu, Embu and Homa Bay.
