President William Ruto has criticised Kenyans opposed to the Affordable Housing project.
Ruto said that he finds it strange that a section of Kenyans and leaders are opposed to the project.
Speaking during a town hall meeting in Kisumu on Thursday, Ruto said that the Housing project was in both the Azimio and Kenya Kwanza coalition manifesto.
The President, however, said he is happy the programme is ongoing in most parts of the country.
"The Housing programme was on the Azimio and Kenya Kwanza manifesto. I find it strange that there are people who want to oppose it for the sake of opposing it," Ruto added.
Ruto said that during his Nyanza tour, he will be launching 2,000 houses under Affordable Housing.
He said the government has currently built 108,000 units with 40,000 units in the pipeline.
Ruto said that the government is seeking land for the construction of 200,000 houses.
"This is a programme that has undergone a lot of challenges, we have been taken to court so many times because there are people who cannot see the value of housing."
The President added that housing has created jobs, and currently, 160,000 Kenyans are employed through the project.
He said that housing also allows the government to give Kenyans dignified and decent dwellings.
"Today, we have seven million Kenyans who live in slums in our towns, very undignified with no water, toilets, electricity, and no roads," he said.
The president said that affordable housing helps to reduce land fragmentation.
