Videos from a meeting with applicants to Kenya's Affordable Housing Programme show people confronting officials over deposits paid for homes that never came. Many complain their preferred units in projects like New Mukuru in Nairobi sold out after payments of Sh67,000 or more, leaving them without refunds or answers despite using savings or loans.
The government says high demand means five applicants per unit, with savings preserved for other options, and points to thousands of completed homes and jobs created nationwide. Yet public frustration lingers over delays, transparency, and mandatory levies in the Boma Yangu initiative.