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Sh6 billion houses construction to start amid questions on implementation

Houses under the Kibra Slum Upgrading Housing project built with cheap technology. [File, Standard]

The government will put up 170,000 houses by the end of this financial year using the controversial National Housing Fund as deductions begin in October amid questions on its implementations.

The fund that was part of the Finance Bill signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta last month seeks to generate billions for the government to provide housesfor the poor and middle class populace.

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