Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has asserted that the Kenya Kwanza administration is fulfilling the dreams of Kenya’s founding fathers by focusing on long-term development projects rather than short-term political gains. Speaking on Saturday, Kindiki highlighted the government’s Affordable Housing Programme as a key initiative aimed at transforming the country’s urban landscape and tackling inequality.
“We may be sixty years late, but better late than never,” Kindiki stated, noting that the government’s commitment to structured development mirrors the paths taken by successful Southeast Asian nations decades ago.
According to Kindiki, the Affordable Housing Programme is not merely about building houses, but about reshaping the country’s socioeconomic fabric. By replacing slums and unplanned settlements with decent housing, the initiative aims to foster a more equal and classless society.
“By prioritising the long-term national interest over political conveniences of the present, the Kenya Kwanza administration is actualising our founding fathers’ dream of eradicating slums, squalid dwellings and unplanned settlements to create a more egalitarian society,” he said.
The Deputy President emphasised that this is the moment for Kenya to make tough, forward-looking decisions, even if they may not be politically popular in the short term. He expressed confidence that such choices would uplift many Kenyans from poverty and boost the country’s human development indicators.
His remarks come shortly after President William Ruto officially handed over the first batch of over 1,000 affordable housing units in Mukuru, Embakasi South, Nairobi. Despite facing significant opposition, the government has continued to push the housing project forward, funded through a mandatory housing levy.
Under the levy, every employed Kenyan contributes 1.5 per cent of their basic salary, matched by an equal contribution from their employer. The government insists this is a necessary sacrifice for a transformative national agenda.
Kindiki concluded by affirming that with more Kenyans accessing dignified housing, the country would be on track toward becoming a more equitable and developed nation a vision rooted in the ideals of the country’s independence heroes.
