The Budget That Keeps Housing Alive: Sh120.2 Billion for Affordable Housing
Every year, when the National Treasury reads the budget, contractors and developers listen for one number. How much is the government actually putting into housing? Not promises. Not policy papers. Actual shillings. In the 2025/26 financial year, that number is Sh120.2 billion allocated to the housing and settlement sector . This is not small. It […]
The 47,000 Units Nobody Is Talking About: Inside Kenya’s Security Forces Housing Programme
While the Affordable Housing Programme dominates headlines and public discourse, a massive institutional housing project has been quietly taking shape across the country. It does not get the same media attention. There are no flashy ground-breaking ceremonies with cabinet secretaries every week. But the numbers are substantial, and the work is real. The government is […]
The 3% Problem: Why Kenya’s Construction Industry Cannot Afford to Leave Women Behind
IMost construction sites in Kenya something have something in common. The workers are nearly all men. The foremen are men. The site managers are men. The engineers signing off on structural drawings are overwhelmingly men. This is not accidental. It is the result of decades of unexamined practice. But it is becoming a problem the […]
The Skills Pipeline: How 5,500 Interns Are Reshaping Site Dynamics in 2026
If you have walked onto a construction site in Kenya recently, you may have noticed something different. Among the seasoned foremen and experienced artisans, there are younger faces. They carry notebooks. They ask questions. They are learning. They are part of something deliberate. In January 2026, President William Ruto hosted 5,500 graduate interns at State […]