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Will the housing levy be used to build houses for the already rich?

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Buxton Housing Project in Mombasa County, September 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

It was lauded as the model affordable housing project and ten days ago, the 584 buyers of Phase I of the Buxton Housing Project took possession of their new homes in Mombasa.

Despite the media hype around the event, it turned out to be a low-key celebration with no dignitary from national or county governments to cut the ribbons or hand over the keys.

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