The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has surpassed the revenue target for the Housing Levy Funds, having collected Ksh73.2 ...

The collections last financial year marked a 35.06 percent jump over Sh54.2 billion netted in the first year of implementation ended June 2024.

Buoyed by significant government investment in the 2021-22 national budget, combined with attractive incentives for private developers, the affordable housing sector in Kenya is well set to ...

In June 2023, Kenya’s parliament passed a finance law with a new housing tax of 1.5% on gross income, to be used to build affordable housing. The law is being challenged in court.

Analysis - In Kenya, the right to housing is embedded in the constitution, which provides that "Every person has the right to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of ...

It is quite evident that the country is in dire need of a proper, adequate and efficient housing system if we are to meet the SDG's especially goal number 11 and 13.

The right to housing is enshrined in Kenya’s Constitution under article 43 (1) (b), which stipulates that all citizens have the right to accessible and adequate homes, and to a reasonable ...

“The affordable housing sector in Kenya offers developers an opportunity to diversify their portfolios, especially those concentrating mainly on the commercial-user space. It means they are able ...

In the heart of the crowded Kibera neighborhood in Kenya's capital, Jacinter Awino shares a small tin house with her husband and four children. The 33-year-old housewife and her mason husband are ...

Buoyed by significant government investment in the 2021-22 national budget, combined with attractive incentives for private developers, the affordable housing sector in Kenya is well set to ...