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The government has announced plans to readvertise a tender for the sale and lease of commercial business spaces at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate in Eldoret following its cancellation.

The government has announced plans to readvertise a tender for the sale and lease of commercial business spaces at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, following its cancellation.

In a notice on Tuesday, October 27, the Affordable Housing Board announced the cancellation of Tender No. AHB/DISPOSAL/02/2026-2027, which covered the proposed disposal, sale and lease of commercial spaces at the housing estate.

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"The Affordable Housing Board wishes to notify all prospective bidders and the general public that Tender No. AHB/DISPOSAL/02/2026-2027 for the proposed disposal/sale and lease of commercial business spaces at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, is hereby cancelled," the notice read.

The Board said the tender would be advertised again at a later date and advised interested bidders to monitor its official communication channels and other designated platforms for updates on the process.

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"The tender will be readvertised in due course. Interested bidders are advised to check the Affordable Housing Board website, the Public Procurement Information Portal, mygov and the print media for the readvertisement and further information," the notice added.

File image of President William Ruto interacting with traders at Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate

This comes a week after the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced 6,000 internship vacancies under the Affordable Housing Programme. 

In a notice on Tuesday, October 20, PSC said the internship programme which is run by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, seeks to equip young professionals with practical skills and workplace experience.

"The programme seeks to equip young professionals with relevant skills, expose them to the real world of work environments, and strengthen their capacity to contribute to the implementation of the Affordable Housing Programme and the country’s broader socio-economic development agenda," read the notice in part. 

The vacancies include Architecture (475), Architectural Assistant (330), Civil Engineering (275), Construction Management (500), Electrical Engineering (250), Mechanical Engineering (350), Quantity Surveying (300), Quantity Surveying Assistant (300), Structural Engineering (300), Structural Assistant (225), and Health and Safety (300). 

Others are Land Surveying/Geo Spatial (230), Landscape Architecture (250), Realtors and Valuers (330), Social Development (115), Urban and Regional Planning (200), Data Science and/or Artificial Intelligence (50), and Gender and Development Studies (50). 

PSC also announced internship slots for Building Inspector (290), Inspector Civil Engineering (300), Inspector of Gas/Refrigeration and Inspector Plumbing and Drainage (175), Property Managers (250), Inspector Electricals (75), Communication and Branding (20), Environmental Practitioners (30), and Interior Design (30). 

To qualify for the internship, applicants are required to hold a bachelor's degree or diploma in the relevant professional field. 

The candidates are also required to have graduated in 2020 or later, be proficient in computer skills, and not have previously benefited from a similar internship programme.

Interested candidates are required to submit their applications through the Public Service Commission's job portal at www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke.

The deadline for submitting applications is November 9, 2026.