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Nairobi gazettes 2027 land rates with caps tied to 2022 payments
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.
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Kenya's affordable housing programme advances unevenly as allocation delays and affordability concerns persist
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.
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Kenya to cap company land holdings in Kajiado as Ruto vows 70% of land returns to residents
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.
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Kenya's KDF housing project in Nanyuki reaches 98% completion ahead of handover
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.
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Kenya explores new funding model as housing levy falls short of 200,000-unit annual target
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.
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Kenya's lands CS urges built-environment professionals to back draft practitioners bill
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has urged Kenyan architects and quantity surveyors to reach quick consensus on the proposed Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, warning that delay could hurt its legislative timeline.
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Employer-backed mortgages could unlock homeownership for salaried Kenyans
With only a tiny share of Kenya's salaried workers able to access mortgages, industry players are pushing employer-backed home loans repaid through payroll check-off as a way to lift homeownership and help developers scale up.
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Ruto inspects Kajiado housing projects as Kenya's affordable housing push scales up
President William Ruto toured affordable housing and market projects in Kajiado County, including the KSh2.18 billion Boma Yangu Loitoktok development that will deliver 751 homes, as the national programme grows to 282,000 units.
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Kiambu set for tallest building outside Nairobi with 30-floor Tatu City towers
Tatu City has proposed two high-rise residential towers in Ruiru, Kiambu County, the taller rising to 30 floors, in a Sh7.09 billion project that would be the tallest building outside Nairobi.