The national government, in partnership with Governor Mike Sonko's administration, is pondering giving free apartments to ease up the stalemate in the process of regenerating Nairobi's housing sector.
In the two-tier plan, tenants living in the estates that are set for demolitions in parts of Ngara, Eastlands and Pangani shall be housed by the projects' implementation program.
The plan comes in the wake of a backlog of cases lodged by tenants of government and county houses who are crying foul citing non-involvement ahead of the planned demolitions.
Once the relocation scheme materialises, the estates marked as construction sites shall be handed over to the Urban Renewal Project for the groundbreaking.
Nairobi County Public Works PS Peter Maringa says the plan is aimed at establishing modern structures that could see low-income earners securing affordable housing in the city.
Maringa stated that Pangani estate, that accommodates only 48 with dilapidated rental units, was among those earmarked to be brought down. The estate shall be redesigned and developed into 1,434 residential units.
“Other approved projects are in Eastlands, Ngara and Pangani that are set for a presidential launch soon. We are activating the entire construction value chain where approvals for designs, registration, labour resource and handing over of sites to the contracted developers is to be done,” explained Maringa.
Once completed, the 68-year-old Pangani Estate shall have a basement parking, a borehole and a swimming pool area with outdoor sports and squash courts, a gym and playgrounds.
