The Mombasa County Governor, Abdulswamad Sheriff, has urged the national government not to neglect Mombasa County in the affordable access programme.
The affordable housing programme, also known as the Tenancy Purchase Scheme (TPS), allows individuals to purchase a house by making periodic payments, similar to rent, over an extended period, mostly monthly.
The ownership of the house is then transferred to the beneficiary after they pay the last instalment.
In a statement on his official X account on Sunday, May 25, the governor asserted that expanding the programme to Mombasa will ensure that the residents of the county enjoy the programme just like other taxpayers.
"I am committed to doing my part to ensure that the people of Mombasa are not left behind in the national housing agenda," Nassir said.
"It is only fair that our residents are afforded the same opportunities as other Kenyans—especially access to the Tenancy Purchase Scheme (TPS), which the State Department of Housing has extended elsewhere," he added.
The governor affirmed that he backs the Senate Committee on Housing's decision to direct the Housing Cabinet Secretary, Alice Wahome, to expand the programme in Mombasa.
"The people of Mombasa pay their taxes like every other citizen, and those taxes must be delivered for them equally. Equity must never be selective," the governor said.
The statement comes days after President William Ruto, on Tuesday, May 20, handed over 1,080 completed housing units at the Mukuru Meteorological Site in Nairobi County.
During the handover ceremony, Ruto defended the housing programme, stressing that it will be pivotal in uplifting Kenyans who are struggling economically.
"There’s a misguided tendency to equate density with deprivation. A slum is not defined by population size but by the absence of services, safety, and dignity,” the president stated.
"We also recognise that homes alone are not enough. People must be able to earn, trade, and thrive. That is why we are building modern, structured markets alongside housing – economic hubs where farmers, traders, and Mama Mboga can do business with dignity," he added.
