Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said that the Kenya Kwanza administration is actualising the dreams of the country’s founding fathers.
In a statement on Saturday, Kindiki said the administration is doing this by prioritising long-term national projects over political conveniences.
He cited the affordable housing project, which is expected to, in the long run get rid of slums and unplanned settlements.
The Deputy President insisted that this is what will bring about a classless Kenya.
“The Affordable Housing Programme puts Kenya on the path followed by some South East Asian countries sixty years ago."
“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,” Kindiki said.
He reiterated that this is the time for the country to make the tough decisions that will eventually benefit the people of Kenya.
He added that despite the country lagging behind development-wise, 60 years later, it is better late than never.
The DP added that with all Kenyans owning homes, poverty will be alleviated and the country’s development index will be higher.
“This is the generation to make difficult but important decisions that may not be politically convenient immediately, to enable as many Kenyans as possible to own decent homes."
“Decent and dignified dwellings for more Kenyans roll back the pangs of poverty and places Kenya higher on the global human development index. We may be sixty years late, but better late than never,” Kindiki said.
His remarks come a few days after President William Ruto handed over the first over 1,000 affordable houses in Mukuru, Embakasi South in Nairobi.
The project, despite extreme opposition from many quotas, has been pushed by the government.
It is financed by the housing levy, which every employed Kenyan is mandated to pay at the rate of 1.5 per cent of their basic salary.
Their employers match it with a similar amount.
