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    "content": "The other issue that I wish to touch on is that of loans to municipalities. In the last few years, the National Housing Corporation has forced a number of municipalities and county councils to sell houses to recover loans. Some of those loans date back to decades; 1960s and 1970s. Maybe while working on the new housing policy, the Ministry should look at how to restructure some of those loans so that the upcoming young municipalities and town councils are not robbed of sources of revenue. When you force them to sell those houses, apart from losing revenue, the residents of those towns will lose the benefit of cheap and affordable houses to rent. I urge the Ministry to look at this very critically. Many municipalities, like in Kabarnet, had to sell a whole housing estate which was built in 1970s at a paltry Kshs6 million. The estate has 12 to 15 three-bedroomed bungalows located in a prime area. I would call it the “Muthaiga” of Kabarnet Municipality. It is a pity. I wish the Ministry could look into that."
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