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May 18, 2026
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In Baku, Ruto touts Kenya’s housing plan

In Baku, Ruto touts Kenya’s housing plan

President William Ruto declares Kenya’s housing programme the largest Africa...

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President William Ruto has presented Kenya's housing program as the largest in Africa at the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan, while facing domestic protests over fuel prices.

  • Kenya has constructed 273,000 housing units in the last three years, with keys handed to 8,000 families, and plans to deliver keys to an additional 55,000 families by the end of 2026.
  • President William Ruto, the Kenyan Head of State, highlighted that Kenya has a project portfolio of 700,000 housing units.
  • The initiative aims to address housing shortages, with UN Habitat reporting 3 billion people globally living in inadequate housing.

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