The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development is making a change that affects people who live in houses owned by the government.
They have announced that the monthly rent for these houses will go up by 10% starting next month.
The person in charge of Housing and Urban Development, Principal Secretary Charles Hinga, wrote a letter to the person in charge of the Treasury, Dr. Chris Kiptoo.
In the letter, he explained that they want to increase the rent by 10% beginning next month.
Hinga mentioned that the plan to increase the rent was first talked about on January 18, 2021.
This is because the rent prices have not changed for nearly 20 years. In his own words, he said:
“The State Department for Housing and Urban Development on 18th January 2021, wrote to the National Treasury, notifying the Treasury and the respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies that benefit from the provision of Government Housing, of an increase in the rent paid for Government Residential Housing by 10%.”
Hinga also added:
“It was noted then, that the rent rates have stagnated since 2001 for most Government Housing, therefore it remains an avenue that can increase Appropriation In Aid (AIA) for the State Department in line with the observations made in the meeting held on 22nd September 2023 with you on enhancing AIA for the State Department.”
In simple terms, the government is going to charge more money for people living in their houses, and this change will happen from next month.
This is because the rent has not gone up for a very long time, and they want to get more money from the government’s Housing and Urban Development Department.
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