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About time for the rental housing conversation

Nairobi; Kenya: Buying a house has been left to the few who can afford it. This includes the wealthy with surplus cash, and the few middle class families with access to credit.

The rest opt to build their own homes incrementally or through alternative financing routes. Nearly everyone knows of someone who has built their house over several years, building bit by bit until the entire house is complete.

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