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Kenya faces a shortage of about 2 million housing units. [iStockphoto]

The National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Strategy targets the provision of 200,000 housing units annually for all income levels.

With only 50,000 new housing units supplied every year, Kenya faces a shortage of about 2 million housing units. Most of the housing units are by the private sector, with 80 per cent targeting the high-end market and only 2 per cent for the middle-income populations.