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35 private firms back Uhuru’s new homes plan

Council of Governors’ Urban Development, Planning and Land committee chairman Ferdinand Waititu (left) with Transport and Infrastructure secretary James Macharia during the opening of the National Urban Forum on January 15, 2018. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU

By  Bonface Otieno

Nation Media Group

Business Reporter

County governments will work in partnership with 35 firms in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Sh2.6 trillion plan to build a million homes in the next five years, officials have said.

Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Secretary James Macharia said 800,000 housing units will be delivered under the public private partnership (PPP) model and 200,000 under a social scheme.

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