Why affordable housing remains one of the basic rights for every Kenyan

“It is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart”: Matthew Desmond, Harvard sociologist.

This demonstrates why the Affordable Housing, part of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda is key to his legacy. This is not to say that we should ignore the other aspects of the Big Four agenda: manufacturing, universal health coverage, food and nutrition. Let me share my views on the ambitious Affordable Housing Programme (AHP).