President William Ruto is expected to officially hand over
1,080 housing units to Mukuru Affordable Housing beneficiaries in Embakasi South on Wednesday, May 20, 2025.
The development, which sits on 56 acres of land, is Kenya’s
largest affordable housing project to date, featuring a total of 13,248
residential units.
The government Spokesperson, Isaac Mwaura on Monday said the housing project will no longer be referred to as Mukuru slums but Mukuru Estate.
“13,248 units are up and 1,080 people will receive their keys, over 970 of those have been verified and the ownership and there are great Kenyans out there who are celebrating,” Mwaura said.
‘Kenyans are invited, at 8:00 am, people to be seated so that the President can hand out the keys as we promised to construct over 200,000 units every year in five years so that we are able to shelter over five million Kenyans,” Mwaura said.
The handover marks a major milestone in the government’s Affordable Housing Programme, which is a key pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The event marks a significant milestone in the government’s ambitious plan to provide decent and affordable housing to millions of Kenyans.
Mwaura said the housing project is part of the government’s promise
of constructing at least 200,000 new houses every year over the next five
years.
The aim is to shelter more than five million Kenyans and
transform informal settlements into dignified communities.
“It is very cheap because we are talking about a unit going for as low as Sh3,900 for social housing. Sh3,900 per month is unbelievable, the other unit is going for Sh7,250 and Sh21,160 for the affordable middle class, so you can see people earning Sh20,000 or less can now own homes.”
Mwaura described the handover
as a “major leap in dignified living” and a testament to the
government’s commitment to inclusive growth.