Give developers incentives to build more affordable housing

• The government promised to develop at least 200,000 homes annually in its quest to address the housing shortage in the country, where nearly 61 per cent of urban households live in slums. This is under the Affordable Housing Programme, one of the priority areas (Priority no. 3 – Housing and Settlements) in the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto.

In January 2019, the President launched the Affordable Housing Programme. The programme was turned into a mandatory levy with Kenyans expected to remit 1.5% of their gross income. There are concerns over the success of the project and seeming unawareness of Kenyans about the project.