President William Ruto will commission the Affordable Housing programme on Saturday, August 26 in Kakamega County during his working tour of the Western region.
According to Housing PS Charles Hinga, approximately 3,500 youth will be engaged directly and indirectly in the construction of 220 Housing Units in Lurambi Constituency, Kakamega County.
The project will provide employment opportunities for the youth, and women in construction and the Jua Kali sector apart from decent housing which the the government is targeting.
Top Choice Surveillance Limited, the developer of the project, has engaged Kakamega Engineering and Fabricators Association and KEFINCO Carpenters Association which have over 100 skilled artisans for a partnership in this project.
The Developer is expected to ring fence and estimated Ksh26m for the over 1,200 doors and 1,200 windows needed for the project.
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At the same time Mobilisation is ongoing in the constituency to recruit additional members to join registered Jua Kali associations to supply other ring fenced items.
The State Department for Housing has also engaged TVETs among them Shamberere Technical Training Institute and Sigalagala National Polytechnic to provide technical support once the project commences.
The project is on a 4-acre parcel of land owned by the National Government, and currently hosting government housing and is expected to be completed by April 2025.
The developer will put up 9 blocks of apartments comprising 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 100 two-bedroom units, and 40 three-bedroom units at an estimated cost of Ksh 473 Million.
This is the third Affordable Housing Program (AHP) at the constituency level launched by the Government after Gichugu Constituency AHP and Bahati AHP.
So far the Government has awarded 17 contracts in lot 1 for development and advertised a further 35 in lot 2 for the constituency affordable housing program.
