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National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has announced plans by the government to set up a fund to raise money for financing the construction of affordable housing units across the country.
Dubbed the National Social Housing Development Fund, the CS said cash collected through the program…
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More than 700 condemned buildings in Nairobi are set to be brought down in the ongoing demolishing exercise that will run for the next few months, Governor Mike Sonko has said.
In a statement issued after the collapse of a five-storey building in Nairobi's Huruma Estate on Sunday morning, the…
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50,000 residents of Eastlands area in Nairobi are set to be issued with title deeds by the government on Wednesday.
Speaking on Monday, Nairobi County Lands executive Charles Kerich said the documents are ready and will be issued by President Kenyatta and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Wednesday.
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A new real estate report has named Karen as the place that offers the cheapest prices for land and property among Nairobi's posh estates.
The report indicates that Karen estate offers the cheapest prices for an acre of land compared to other high-end estates in the Kenyan capital.
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A latest report by investment firm, Cytonn has listed areas within and around Nairobi metropolitan where one can buy land at cheaper prices.
Cytonn named Athi River as the area wit the cheapest land in Nairobi, while land prices in the Central Business District (CBD) and Upper Hill remain the…
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Kiambu county has been ranked the best place to own property after land prices in the area located west of Nairobi, rose the fastest in the past one year.
Likewise, land costs in the city of Kisumu also shot upwards in the same period to record the biggest increase, a newly released industry data…
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The government is set to launch the construction of 30,000 new houses in Nairobi in a move expected to significantly reduce rent rates in the city’s middle- and low-end estates.
5,000 houses will be put up in Shauri Moyo, 20,000 houses in Makongeni, 3,000 in Starehe and 2,000 units in Park Road…
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The Government through the Ministry of Lands has announced that it will introduce a new policy to impose taxes on idle land.
However, the policy will take effect after both the Senate and the National Assembly adopt it.
Speaking in Mombasa on Thursday during the Inaugural Retreat for the…
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It is emerging that commercial banks in Kenya are reluctant to lend cash to real estate developers. This is after it has become increasingly difficult for developers to offload new units, making it hard to service loans taken for development on time. This has made an industry viewed by many as…
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A family from Uasin Gishu has caught the attention of many Kenyans following their rare show of honesty. The family is tracking a man who purchased a prime piece of land from their father 18 years ago, but disappeared.
The late John Tirop Yego sold half an acre piece of land situated near Loreto…
