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How technology from Malaysia is enabling families afford homes

A house built using interlocking blocks made of ballast, sand and cement, which cuts building costs by nearly half. [Ishaq Jumbe, Standard]

When Pauline Wakaya saw a promotion on social media offering budget rates for a two-bedroom bungalow in Bamburi, Mombasa County, she dismissed it as a scam.

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