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Affordable houses to occupy prisons land in major towns, says Housing PS Hinga

Housing Principal Secretary (PS) Charles Hinga speaking at an event in Nairobi on February 8, 2023. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Housing Principal Secretary (PS) Charles Hinga has said that the government is planning to relocate prisons built in major towns to create room for the affordable housing project.

Speaking at the Induction of the Senate Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing on Friday, February 17 in Naivasha, Nakuru County, the PS said correctional facilities located in busy towns have curtailed expansion.

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