Kenya’s affordable housing program faces a major problem.

 

This is after Auditor-General revealed that over 10,000 units are empty,generating no revenue.

Details below:

The audit reveals: In the National Housing Corporation, over 700 units remain unsold, worth Sh3.2 billion.

The Kenya Development Corporation has 35 unsold houses, worth Sh490 million.

Various housing projects have over 4,000 government houses closed, worth Sh124 million

Rent not collected from government houses amounts to Sh309 million

The Shimo La Tewa Prison Housing Project has 100 unfinished houses, worth Sh173 million.

There are 1,501 alienated government houses, worth Sh42 million.

Kemya school of adventures (Meru)Staff housing projects have uncompleted constructions worth Sh24 million.

The Voi Pool Housing Project is stalled, worth Sh747 million.

The ambassador’s residence in Pretoria remains unused, worth Sh765 million.

Unpaid rent from over 7,000 government houses occupied by county workers amounts to Sh198 million