Kenya - 2016 - Infrastructure and Construction

National Housing Policy for Kenya

Kenya, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works

The sessional paper no. 3 of 2016 on national housing policy addresses key issues relating to delivery of housing in this country and takes into consideration article 43(1) (b) of the constitution, which guarantees every person in Kenya the right to accessible and adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation while the state shall undertake legislative, policy and other measures including the setting of standards, to achieve the progressive realization of the right to accessible and adequate housing. It proposes measures towards provision of adequate shelter in healthy living environments at affordable costs to all socio-economic groups in Kenya. It further proposes measures that shall tackle housing problems in both the rural and urban areas and offers special attention to vulnerable groups through introduction of social housing while encouraging adequate growth, maintenance and improvement of housing stock to meet human needs.

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January 2022

The sessional paper no. 3 of 2016 on national housing policy addresses key issues relating to delivery of housing in this country and takes into consideration article 43(1) (b) of the constitution, which guarantees every person in Kenya the right to accessible and adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation while the state shall undertake legislative, policy and other measures including the setting of standards, to achieve the progressive realization of the right to accessible and adequate housing. It proposes measures towards provision of adequate shelter in healthy living environments at affordable costs to all socio-economic groups in Kenya. It further proposes measures that shall tackle housing problems in both the rural and urban areas and offers special attention to vulnerable groups through introduction of social housing while encouraging adequate growth, maintenance and improvement of housing stock to meet human needs.

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