JUST IN: Report: Nairobi’s Poor Stand To Lose Out on Affordable Houses 

  Nairobi’s urban poor may see their hopes of owning affordable houses remain out of reach, following a new report that indicates most units in the city are controlled by private developers. The Nairobi County Assembly’s Land Committee surveyed two major projects—Jevanjee and Pangani—and uncovered that the public only has access to a small portion of the available housing. When the concept of affordable housing was introduced by the previous administration under former President Uhuru Kenyatta, it was heralded as the long-awaited solution to the city’s slum crisis. The public sector provided incentives, including public land and project funding, in the
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