Ruto extends Kibera affordable housing registration by two days

President William Ruto has extended the enumeration exercise for residents set to benefit from the Soweto C and D Affordable Housing Projects in Kibera by two days, to ensure that all eligible individuals are registered.

The exercise, which was initially set to end on Saturday, has already seen over 11,000 people enlisted.

“This exercise was to end Saturday, but I have been informed there are still a lot of people left out, so I have directed that it should continue for the next two days until everyone is captured,” said Ruto during an inspection visit to the Soweto B housing project.

Registered residents receive Makao Bora cards, which serve as proof of registration and guarantee their eligibility during house allocation once the project is complete.

Ruto was visiting the Soweto B project site for the third time since its construction began in October 2022. The project, made up of 18 blocks and 4,054 housing units, is scheduled for completion in January 2026. It also includes supporting infrastructure and amenities.

“I will put pressure on the contractor so that by next year I relocate the people into these new houses,” Ruto said, adding that his goal is to have residents move in by May 2026.

He also announced that construction of the Soweto C and D phases will begin soon, a move he said will create jobs for the youth in the area.

Ruto reaffirmed his commitment to transforming Kibera, stating, “We are not going to do slum upgrading here, we are going to do slum eradication.”

He was accompanied during the visit by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Langata MP Phelix Odiwuor.

Soweto B is part of the government’s broader housing plan, which includes more than 112,000 units at various stages across the country.

The AHP has been billed as a programme that will solve the country's housing crisis while providing jobs to about a million people a year, President William Ruto has marketed the idea as a do-or-die proposition.

The housing pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) not only aims to improve the quality of life for people but also serves as an economic stimulus, promoting enterprise growth and job creation.

The overall target by the President is to construct 200,000 affordable housing units annually, which will create between 600,000 and one million jobs each year.

The Affordable Housing Act 2024, signed into law in March, supports the government’s social housing programme.

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The Act introduced a housing levy of 1.5 per cent of gross salary, which will help increase the construction budget.