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United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has invested Kes 5 billion in building 10,000 affordable houses(Habitat heights) for middle class Kenyans in the outskirts of Nairobi.First priority will be Kenyan UN employees who have retired, followed by current Kenyan employees in the UN then UN expatriates from across the world who will want to live permanently in Kenya.
Vitaly Vanshelboim, executive director of UNOPS said that partnerships are key to ensure that Kenyans have access to decent homes irrespective of their socio-economic status.
"We look forward to showcasing the new housing project we have just delivered in partnership with the Kenyan government to the rest of Africa," said Vanshelboim.
This follows a $45 million investment by the UKCI (UK Climate Investments ) into the affordable housing agenda of president Uhuru Kenyatta, to build 20,000 low cost houses in urban centres across the country. The homes, intended to comply with the World Bank’s “EDGE” certification scheme, will use at least 20% less electricity and water than conventional Kenyan homes, and will be built using materials with 20% less embodied energy.
The prime minister of the UK Boris Johnson has pitched a further £1.3 billion investment by the UK into the Kenyan economy to president Uhuru Kenyatta across housing, finance,renewable energy and entrepreneurship.
Vitaly Vanshelboim, executive director of UNOPS said that partnerships are key to ensure that Kenyans have access to decent homes irrespective of their socio-economic status.
"We look forward to showcasing the new housing project we have just delivered in partnership with the Kenyan government to the rest of Africa," said Vanshelboim.
This follows a $45 million investment by the UKCI (UK Climate Investments ) into the affordable housing agenda of president Uhuru Kenyatta, to build 20,000 low cost houses in urban centres across the country. The homes, intended to comply with the World Bank’s “EDGE” certification scheme, will use at least 20% less electricity and water than conventional Kenyan homes, and will be built using materials with 20% less embodied energy.
The prime minister of the UK Boris Johnson has pitched a further £1.3 billion investment by the UK into the Kenyan economy to president Uhuru Kenyatta across housing, finance,renewable energy and entrepreneurship.
