Prepare and implement strategic development and investment plans in six metropolitan regions (Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu-Kakamega; Nakuru-Eldoret, Wajir-Garissa-Mandera, Kitui-Mwingi-Meru). Similar plans will also be developed for special border towns and all other municipalities. The flagship projects will include:
- Preparation of a national land-use plan in order to facilitate better urban planning;
- Installation of physical and social infrastructure in slums in 20 urban areas to make them formal settlements, permit construction of permanent houses and attract private investment;
- Producing 200,000 housing units annually by 2012 under PPP and other initiatives ;
- Establishing housing technology centres in each constituency to increase access to decent housing by promoting location-specific building materials and low-cost housing;
- Establishing a secondary mortgage finance corporation to increase access to housing finance; and
- Enacting the Housing Bill, 2006 to legislate for a one-stop housing development approvals mechanism to fast- track approval of housing plans and reduce the time cost of construction.
