{"id":76657,"date":"2022-12-07T15:20:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/housing-project-targets-over-6-5m-kenyans-in-informal-settlements-ruto"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:20:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:20:54","slug":"housing-project-targets-over-6-5m-kenyans-in-informal-settlements-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/housing-project-targets-over-6-5m-kenyans-in-informal-settlements-ruto","title":{"rendered":"Housing project targets over 6.5m Kenyans in informal settlements &#8211; Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto has said creating a new generation of homeowners plan under the Affordable Housing Programme is on course. Ruto said the government&#8217;s goal is to construct 250,000 houses every year for low income-earners.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto has already commissioned 17, 850 units in Mukuru, Rongai and Kibera to ease the housing burden affecting low-income earners. &#8220;The programme also targets the over 6.5 million Kenyans living in slums and informal settlements,&#8221; Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke Wednesday during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Mavoko Affordable Housing Project in Machakos. Ruto said this confirms the government\u2019s strategic focus on expanding access to quality, spacious, clean, safe and secure dwelling places at affordable cost in our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transformative plan goes beyond the provision of affordable housing units to presenting opportunities for gainful employment and wealth creation to millions of Kenyans struggling to put food on the table,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. President William Ruto has said creating a new generation of homeowners plan under the Affordable Housing Programme is on course. Ruto said the government&#8217;s goal is to construct 250,000 houses every year for low income-earners. 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