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Kenya seeking cheap funds to upgrade housing in urban areas

Ngara housing

An aerial view of affordable housing in Ngara, Nairobi in this photo taken on December 25, 2021.

Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

By  Elizabeth Kivuva

What you need to know:

  • Government's move is part of the UN-backed global New Urban Agenda (NUA) programme.
  • The global initiative is aimed at steering growth of cities, towns, and informal settlements.

Kenya is seeking more concessional funding to maintain the pace of spending on the upgrade of human settlements and affirmative action in urban areas.

Transport, infrastructure, housing, and urban development Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the State targets to step up investment in transport and infrastructure projects, affordable housing as well as income generation activities among women and youth as part of the UN-backed global New Urban Agenda (NUA) programme.

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