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The president said he will be back for a dialogue with the youth on matters affecting the country.

The highly anticipated game-changer in Nairobi's transport sector - the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system - will be reserved for electric buses, PS Charles Hinga has said. The Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary noted that electric buses are a cheaper alternative and would reduce the c

THE STANDARD COUNTIES Nakuru County Commissioner Erastus Mbui (left), Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga and Governor Lee Kinyanjui view a model of the 605 affordable housing units to be constructed in Bondeni Slums, in Nakuru. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard] Bondeni slums in Nakuru is set to undergo a major facelift after the government embarked on the construction of a multi-million housing project to be sold to Kenyans. Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga accompanied by Governor Lee Kinyanjui yesterday laid the foundation stone for the 605 housing units in the low income establish...

Nairobi Landlords Up in Arms Over Cheap Housing Projects A photo showing a section of Umoja 1 estate in Nairobi. File Nairobi landlords have protested various affordable housing projects unveiled in the city by the Chinese and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS).  The local developers argued that some of the projects especially those by foreign nationals were substandard and circumvented Kenyan laws. The National Construction Authority (NCA) was accused of failing to regulate the industry. NCA provides licences and inspects the construction of buildings in Kenya.  Projects from China ar...

Red flag over varying State rental income Friday January 15 2021 By EDWIN MUTAI Summary The latest audit shows that rent income from State-owned housing units rose by Sh103.5 million in the year to June 2019 compared with a decline of Sh93 million in the previous year when it reported Sh156.3 million. The 2018 income was a decrease from the Sh249.6 million banked the previous year. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu while raising the red flag said no satisfactory explanation was given for the reduction. The Housing Department is on the spot over inconsistencies in the amount of rental income coll...