The country continues to experience acute problems of affordable housing and to deal with this, there is need for higher investment, both private and public. As you may be aware the country needs approximately 240,000 new housing units per year to meet the ever growing need. This is a big challenge given the high cost of construction material and other related expenses.
In addition, shelter without the supporting infrastructure of water, sewerage, electricity, and social services fails to achieve the desired benefit. Affordable housing therefore is a herculean and multi-faceted objective for which practical solutions are needed. In the words of Nelson Mandela, “it always seems impossible until it is done”.