Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome Stories

CS Wahome: Housing levy contribution not guarantee to home ownership
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Feb 19, 2025

In March 2023, Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga had indicated that the housing levy is a form of saving, not a tax.

CS Wahome admits state may not build 1 million affordable housing units by 2027
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 06, 2025

CS Wahome cited a variety of factors including court cases and a lack of streamlined processes as the reasons for the delay.

Submit documents to protect schools from land grabbers, Wahome tells headteachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

A 2019 report indicated that only 30 per cent of Kenya's public schools had secured title deeds, leaving over 22,000 schools vulnerable to land grabbi...

Administrative officials put on notice over land grabbing in Nairobi's South B Estate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 25, 2024

Chege who is also the Deputy Minority leader made it clear that, under her leadership, there would be no tolerance for illegal occupation of public la...

Court cases push affordable housing completion to April 2025, says Lands CS Wahome
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 17, 2024

As of now, 500,000 Kenyans have expressed their desire to occupy the first phase of the affordable housing units.

Ministry of Lands urges Kenyans to pick title deeds uncollected since 2015
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 29, 2024

Affected people have been urged to cross-check their names to confirm if they are on the list released by the ministry.

CSs Mbadi, Wahome effect radical changes in their dockets
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 07, 2024

During vetting for his position, Mbadi promised radical changes in various dockets under his portfolio.

Wahome proposes tougher measures against land cartels to tackle title deed fraud
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 01, 2024

While calling for increased police support to reinforce these efforts, Wahome mentioned having already flagged fraudulent documents during her previou...

Lands Ministry needs Sh40bn to fully digitise land records - Wahome
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2024

The land registration process involves title deed search, registration of title deed, land rent clearance, clearance of land rates, consent of transfe...

State launches Ardhisasa system to combat land grabbing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 09, 2024

Ardhisasa is an innovative online platform that enables citizens and stakeholders to engage with land information and government processes.

Over 100,000 affordable housing units under construction across Kenya - CS Wahome
Amina Wako  |  Mar 18, 2024

The aim is to create affordable housing for low- and middle-income citizens while creating job opportunities for at least a million Kenyans, CS says.

Land officials fired for allegedly facilitating land grabbing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 10, 2024

According to records held by the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning, the public cemetery that was grabbed is on public land.

Lands CS Wahome inspects Gikomba Market, urges timely completion of modern phase
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Nov 28, 2023

Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Alice Wahome, conducted a site visit to Gikomba to assess the progress of...

Stay ahead of the news! Click ‘Yes, Thanks’ to receive breaking stories and exclusive updates directly to your device. Be the first to know what’s happening.