The newly completed Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme in Kirinyaga County, featuring 110 units, remains unoccupied due to a lack of electricity connection, despite civil works being completed ahead of schedule. Kenya Power has been paid Sh6.8 million for installation but has yet to deliver a transformer, causing significant delays in handing over the project to buyers.

• 75 percent of the houses have already been booked.
• Project contractor Engineer Samuel Wambugu stated the project was completed four months ago.
• The project significantly boosted the local economy, creating jobs and increasing land prices from Sh2.5 million to Sh4 million per acre.