State plan to relax rules on affordable houses sale blocked

The ongoing construction of a Sh5 billion government-led project to redevelop houses at Pangani estate, Nairobi on October 8, 2023.

Photo credit: File | Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

MPs have blocked a plan by the Treasury to allow owners of State-subsidised affordable homes to sell their units to anyone, at any time and without controls on the price they charge.

The National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee notes in its report on the Finance Bill, 2024 that removing restrictions on the sale of affordable houses by their owners would open the scheme to abuse.

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