Inclusivity as anchor of urban growth strategy

Upcoming Makasembo Estate in Kisumu that is under the Affordable Housing Project on March 20, 2025.

Photo credit: Alex Odhiambo | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s urban development strategy is long overdue for a reset. For years, the public discourse around housing and real estate has centered on access to finance, mortgage uptake and cost of construction materials.

While these issues matter, they obscure a more structural and urgent problem: the lack of inclusive, predictable planning frameworks that align private investment with public interest.

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