Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to write off a Sh1 billion debt the National Housing Corporation is claiming from the county. Nyong’o on Friday said the debt was fully recovered but the NHC is now demanding an unpaid interest of Sh1 billion from the county. “Over the last two years, we in Kisumu county have been struggling to implement affordable housing by undertaking an urban renewal programme,” Nyong’o said. The county has entered into an agreement with the LAPFUND to start with the renewal of Makasembo estate. “Some NHC staff also own illegal structures at Makasembo estate,” said a county official who requested anonymity.

Source: The Star October 31, 2020 09:22 UTC