Secondly, Article 43 recognises economic and social rights, which include the right to accessible and adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation. There are five reasons why we should not be surprised that Uhuru’s usually persuasive deputy is finding it difficult to sell Uhuru’s housing scheme to taxpayers. First the housing scheme is founded on fundamental misconception of the proper role of government in this sector. Truly speaking there is no critical mass of Kenyans that have demanded of the state to provide them with housing. On the contrary the people want water, sewerage, transport and access to mortgages to enable them meet the housing needs at the family level.

Source: The Star December 18, 2018 21:00 UTC