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Kenya's Senate orders project-by-project audit of affordable housing programme

Kenya's Senate has launched an inquiry into the affordable housing programme, demanding a project-by-project audit of costs, expenditure and unit allocations across all 47 counties.

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Uganda proposes 30-day notice before replacing lost land titles

Uganda's Lands Ministry has proposed new guidelines requiring gazette notices, inspections and an objection window before special certificates of title are issued, in a bid to curb land fraud.

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Kishushe residents demand fresh adjudication of 18,000-acre Taita Taveta land

Leaders of Kishushe Ranching Cooperative Society want the Lands Ministry to restart adjudication of an 18,000-acre parcel in Kishushe B, alleging irregularities, weak consultation and unequal allocation of community land.

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Tanzania plans new Dar es Salaam market for small-scale traders

TAMISEMI minister Professor Riziki Shemdoe says a new market will be built in Dar es Salaam using 5 per cent of Ilala Municipal Council’s own-source revenue while a larger permanent market tied to the Msimbazi Valley redevelopment is completed.

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Cross River land agency wins national award for digital land reforms

The Cross River State Geographic Information Agency has been named Nigeria’s most improved state GIS and digital land administration agency at the 2026 Nigeria GovTech Public Service Awards, with its director general also honoured.

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KRA exempts landlords earning under Sh288,000 a year from monthly rental tax

The Kenya Revenue Authority’s updated rental income guidelines exempt residential landlords earning below Sh288,000 a year from Monthly Rental Income tax, bar expense deductions and confirm a 30 per cent levy on non-residents.

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Cape Town creates specialist hub for major development applications

The City of Cape Town is setting up a Strategic Development Applications Hub at the Table Bay district planning office to handle large, complex projects separately from routine land use and building plan submissions.

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Egypt targets 39 new cities by 2050 as Madbouly defends desert expansion

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly says Egypt plans to build 39 new cities by 2050, with work on 27 already under way or complete, arguing that expansion has curbed encroachment on farmland and the growth of informal settlements.

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Nigeria unlocks $125m private capital for 100,000-home housing PPP

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission says concessionary loans, mortgage support and risk-sharing have drawn about $125 million of private investment into the Renewed Hope housing scheme, cutting its effective cost by roughly 30 per cent.