Court deals another blow to plan on affordable housing

A section of apartments and office blocks in Westlands on 18th February 2017. [PHOTO:WILBERFORCE OKWIRI]

The Government’s plan of putting up 500,000 affordable houses has suffered a fresh blow from the courts.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court on Wednesday suspended the formation of an advisory board to run and manage the housing fund. This could further delay the ambitious project that is one of the pillars of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda.