Government’s role in housing

By Kibui Butt

I recently read an article that talked about the need for Government involvement in the housing sector. The scribe penned the government support and backing as a necessary aide in the growth and development of the low to moderate-income housing. While the desire to be homeowners is a dream out of reach for most Kenyans, the desire to create an agency/ministry to fill that need is the last thing Kenya needs right now. A quick look across the pond will cement the fact that government involvement is necessary for regulation, but anything beyond that is inviting a fox into a hen’s coop.