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SOCIAL HOUSING

SOCIAL HOUSING. Introduction. Social housing is one of the deliverables in slum upgrading The objective of the slum upgrading is to improve lives and livelihoods of people living and working in slums and informal settlements. Slum upgrading process. Social and physical infrastructure.

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SOCIAL HOUSING

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  1. SOCIAL HOUSING

  2. Introduction • Social housing is one of the deliverables in slum upgrading • The objective of the slum upgrading is to improve lives and livelihoods of people living and working in slums and informal settlements.

  3. Slum upgrading process Social and physical infrastructure Security of tenure Security of tenure

  4. Current financing model Government of Kenya Budgetary allocation Beneficiaries (TPS Buyers) Homes Contractor KENSUF Payment Depositmobilization Deposit payment Cooperative Society Monthly payment

  5. Slum upgrading achievements:1. Kibera Soweto East Zone ‘A’

  6. ‘A’ Project Details a) 822 housing units comprising; • 144 No. 3 - roomed units • 570 No. 2 - roomed units • 108 No. 1 - room units b) 245 market stalls c) Youth Centre d) Social hall e)External works and associated infrastructure

  7. 2. Mavoko SNP project Mavoko SNP project

  8. Project details • The Project is over 90% and scheduled for completion by May 2019. • The project is a mixed development comprising 463 high, middle and low housing units.

  9. Cont’ a) Commercial facilities • 11No. shops, • 1No. restaurant • 1No. mini Supermarket • 87 No. market stalls and food kiosks • 12 No. jua kali sheds

  10. Cont’ b) Social amenities Primary School 2 No. Nursery Schools Dispensary VCT Centre Police Station with 21 housing units Social hall c) Additional infrastructures ; No. Ground water storage tank of capacity, 2 No. Transformer rooms, 1 No. borehole, Gate house, No. Garbage receptacles, Common parking lots, Sewer treatment works

  11. 3) National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Policy Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2016 • Adopted by both houses of parliament – National Assembly and Senate • Dissemination done only in 9 counties • Bill is under process

  12. 4) Mapping of slums • Baseline survey identified 498 slums and informal settlements country wide • Cartographic & social mapping to follow – Data at the click of a button.

  13. 5) Other achievements • Social and Physical Infrastructure developed so far • 5No. Social halls • 4No. Primary schools • 479No. Market stalls • 2No. health centres

  14. Cont’ b) 33No. Housing Cooperatives c) 20 No. Settlement Executive Committees (SECs)

  15. Lessons learnt Community is bankable but requires attitude change – No free housing. Adopt other workable solutions other than permanent decanting sites Other innovative options of funding- land swap and developer financing Multi-storey housing development Rent option as part of social housing Enabling policies and Legislations

  16. Challenges a) High urbanization rate b) Land issue c) Governance d) Limited resources

  17. Implementation of the Big 4 Agenda Delivery of 100,000 social housing units is envisaged The phase one is expected to deliver 11,000 housing units in three settlements in Nairobi:-

  18. Cont’ • Kibera ‘B’ and Mariguini settlements – SEC in place, enumeration done and next is relocation. • Kiambiu – SEC formed and currently engaging with KDF on land. • Ministry engaged KPMG to identify other settlements in 47 counties to benefit from the Affordable Housing Programme. • Development of other settlements is dependent on this report and on MoUs signed with counties.

  19. Thank You

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