Uhuru's housing deal in New York lands him in trouble

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a deal to deliver 100,000 affordable housing units to Kenyans financed through a partnership between the Kenya Government and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

The Head of State expressed optimism in the project that is part of his Big Four Agenda, noting that it will create a number of jobs in the process.

“I'm confident my administration will be able to deliver on our housing commitment without putting undue pressure on the exchequer.

“We are focusing on financing and investment frameworks that will unlock private sector financing for this program and we believe that we will be able to utilize our labour and create 3 to 5 direct jobs and up to 8 indirect jobs per unit we build,” noted the President.

However, this did not go down well with netizens who speculated that it might be yet another loan that will burden taxpayers.