Assessment of national housing needs and affordability in Kenya : 1983-2003

If the housing needs are to be met, informal sector housing production and upgrading will have to be encouraged. The formal sector"s minimum housing standards will need to be significantly reduced, so that basic "starter" units can be provided, with infrastructure that can be gradually upgraded as the household can afford to do so. In addition, program implementation must focus on streamlining financial mechanisms in order to increase the flow of resources available for housing finance and on establishing incentives for the private sector to participate in low-cost housing construction. (Author abstract, modified, derived from PN-AAV-887, p. 15.)