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Three investors have announced plans worth more than Sh5.5 billion to build luxury hotels and serviced residences in Nairobi's Gigiri, targeting diplomats and international organisations as the UN campus expands.
Residents of Nairobi's Woodley estate have challenged Governor Johnson Sakaja's evictions, saying the county has reduced a legal dispute over rent arrears, property rights and court orders to a question of unpaid rent.
Kenya's affordable housing programme is advancing at sharply different speeds across regions, with over 220,000 units under development but only 14,219 allocated so far, raising concerns that priority is going to the privileged rather than the lowest-income households.
Kenya's National Land Commission intends to acquire 13 parcels in Kiambu County for the James Gichuru Junction-Rironi highway project, after years of court battles over compensation.
Nairobi County has gazetted its 2027 land rates, due from 1 January 2027, setting flat charges by plot size and valuation-based rates capped at double what owners paid in 2022.
A nationwide spot-check finds Kenya's affordable housing programme advancing at sharply different speeds, with 14,219 units allocated so far against a 45,000-unit year-end target, amid affordability concerns, vetting delays and stalled contractor payments.
President William Ruto says no company will be allowed to control more than 240,000 acres in Kajiado County, with investors restricted to at most 30% of the land and the rest returned to residents.
Construction of 790 Kenya Defence Forces housing units at Kwambuzi Military Camp in Nanyuki is 98 per cent complete, part of 3,069 units being built for KDF personnel under a public-private partnership.
Kenya is exploring long-term financing options, including with the World Bank, after the 1.5 per cent housing levy proved insufficient to fund its target of building 200,000 affordable homes a year.