Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
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Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
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The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social right. In its broad sense, decent housing connotes housing that is inclusive of functioning infrastructure, clean and portable water, sanitation and waste management, energy as well as proximity to facilities such as markets, health centres, schools and security posts. As such, housing has significant inter-linkages across sectors that makes it a critical sector in the growth and development process...
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Decent Housing; Affordable Housing; land; Property Development; Housing Schemes; Inhibitive Policy; Housing Agenda; Resource Mobilization; Kenya
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Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
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The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)Series
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