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    "id": 1222086,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1222086/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Kenya’s Vision 2030 – which was based on an economic blueprint – committed the Government to build at least 150,000 housing units per year. However, that was hampered by several issues, among them, financial constraints, consumer affordability and high speculation on land. We have not been able to manage the 150,000 housing that the framers of Vision 2030 thought about. The current regime introduced the affordable housing programme to try and ensure that the citizens of this country have access to affordable, modern and decent housing. That is the reason there was a directive to deliver 250,000 houses per year to mitigate the needs. The current house shortfall is over 2 million in the country. The market now produces only 50,000 homes, which means we have a very big deficit. In the current market, the private sector or people who just build their homes and people who build to sell, only give us 250,000 houses. The 250,000 houses that the Government had thought of is falling short of 200,000 houses. The Government plans to restructure housing finance schemes like the National Housing Fund and the Co-operative Social Housing schemes that will guarantee off-take from private developers. I know Members must have seen the President launching affordable housing in most areas in Nairobi. That programme was under public-private partnership (PPP)."
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