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The Boma Yangu Nandi Hills Estate has reached approximately 75 per cent completion as demand for quality, affordable and accessible housing continues to rise in the Nandi Hills area.
The Boma Yangu Nandi Hills Estate has reached approximately 75 per cent completion as demand for quality, affordable and accessible housing continues to rise in the Nandi Hills area.
In a statement on Sunday, September 6, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the growth is being driven by the area’s expanding tea factories, agriculture, agro-tourism and increasing interest in sports tourism, creating greater demand for housing.
"Tea factories, agriculture, agro-tourism and growing interest in sports tourism are driving rapid growth in the Nandi Hills area, increasing demand for quality, affordable and accessible housing," the statement read.
Omollo said the ongoing housing project is being spearheaded by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development and is intended to respond to the growing demand created by the area's economic expansion.
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"The Boma Yangu Nandi Hills Estate, spearheaded by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development and now about 75% complete, responds to the resulting demand for quality, affordable and accessible housing," the statement added.
According to Omollo, the estate will feature six residential blocks containing hundreds of modern housing units, alongside commercial facilities designed to serve residents and provide different housing options.
"The development comprises six residential blocks with 729 modern housing units and 26 integrated commercial shops, offering options across Social Housing, Affordable Housing and Market Rate segments," the statement further read.
Beyond the residential units, Omollo said the gated development will incorporate recreational, security and utility facilities intended to improve the living environment for residents.
"The gated estate will also provide children's play areas, landscaped green spaces, secure communal spaces, reliable water connectivity and backup power, while the commercial outlets will create space for everyday micro-businesses," the statement concluded.
Elsewhere, nearly 4,500 families in Nairobi’s Mukuru area have received keys to new affordable homes under the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme (AHP).
In a statement on Friday, August 28, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the Phase II of Boma Yangu Mukuru Estate was delivered under the government’s AHP and officially handed over by President William Ruto in December 2025.
He said the project had turned the aspirations of thousands of Mukuru residents into a lived reality, particularly for children who had grown up in difficult living conditions.
"Barely four years ago, thousands of families in Mukuru, especially children, went to sleep in crowded, dilapidated structures, dreaming of something better. Today, that dream is a lived reality," he wrote.
Omollo said the new residential area had been designed as an integrated community where residents could access essential services without having to travel far from their homes.
"The residential area and intergated community is complemented by a completed and operational New Mukuru Primary School and ECD Centre, alongside a Level IV Hospital, shopping mall, Fire Station, Police Station, 5-million-litre water tank and metered cooking gas supply, means families can now live, learn, work and access essential services within their neighbourhood," he added.
Omollo said the transformation in Mukuru also demonstrated the potential of the government’s long-term development agenda, particularly the Kenya Beyond Vision 2030 blueprint.
"This success also offers a glimpse of what Kenya Beyond Vision 2030 can become.
"If we sustain the same commitment, discipline and follow-through that turned this vision into reality, we can build the safe, dignified and prosperous city, and country, we imagine in the Kenya Beyond Vision 2030 blueprint," he concluded.
