Nyali MP Hezron Awiti claims MCAs forced to endorse Sh200bn Joho housing plan
Some of the houses in Khadija estate that the Mombasa County government intends to demolish and construct new units at cost Sh200 billion. Nyali MP Hezron Awiti has declared he would move to court to challenge the endorsement of the project by the County Assembly. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The county government is receiving bids for implementing the project that targets building of 30,000 houses by 2035.
On Thursday, the County Assembly adopted a report on the proposed plan.
Mr Awiti claimed was not intended to benefit low-income earners.
Mr Njaramba claimed that some of the project’s opponents were involved in grabbing of land.
The row over the proposed Sh200 billion Mombasa housing project moved a notch higher after Nyali MP Hezron Awiti declared he would move to court to challenge its endorsement last week by the County Assembly.
Governor Hassan Joho plans to replace old houses in 10 estates — Khadija, Miritini, Changamwe, Tudor, Mzizima, Buxton, Likoni, Nyerere, Tom Mboya and Kaa Chonjo — with new ones in partnership with private developers.
