- Affordable housing project (AHP) is at the heart of President Ruto’s agenda.
- The head of state is set to traverse various parts of the country this month to commission various development projects.
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President William Ruto is today expected to intensify his planned countrywide tours with a visit to Nyandarua County in Mt Kenya region.
A series of development projects which includes the commissioning of the Ol Kalou water and sewerage project in Ol Kalou constituency are lined up for him in the county.
He is also set to lay the foundation stone for the construction of affordable housing in Ol Kalou town.
Former Lands Cabinet Secretary Zachary Njeru presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the houses in the constituency in September 2023.
The first phase of the project will see the construction of 400 houses, starting with an initial 10 units at Sh250 million to be completed in one year.
The units, he stated, will include 20 bed-sitters, 40 two-bedroom and another 40 three-bedroom units.
Ruto will later preside over the launch of the construction of Boiman-Passenga-Sirunga-Gachwe-Kwa Mumbi Road at Boiman, Ol Jororok.
He will be accompanied by his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
Later in the afternoon, Ruto will preside over the launch of the construction of Boiman-Passenga-Sirunga-Gachwe-Kwa Mumbi Road at Boiman, Ol Jororok.
The head of state is set to traverse various parts of the country this month to commission various projects.
Affordable Housing Project (AHP) is at the heart of President Ruto’s agenda.
In the 2023-24 financial year, the government allocated Sh35.2 billion towards the housing program.
Construction of the 2,000 housing units in various parts of the country has commenced as the government makes good on its promise to deliver decent and affordable housing for all Kenyans.
The overall target is to construct 200,000 affordable housing units annually which will create between 600,000 and one million jobs each year.
"The Affordable housing programme is a path towards a better quality of life for Kenyans. The programme will provide thousands of families with an opportunity to own a home and present numerous other Kenyans with economic access during construction," Ruto said in Uasin Gishu.
On Wednesday, he commissioned the Nanyuki affordable housing project in Laikipia East constituency a day after he camped in his Uasin Gishu home county for a similar event.
In Laikipia, he also opened the modernised new KCC Nyahururu factory that is set to serve more than five counties, processing at least 150,000 litres of milk a day from the current 80,000 litres.