“Affordable Housing is a key programme that is set to benefit the people of Uasin Gishu and allow all residents to own a home within the city,” these were the sentiments of Director Housing Ms Beatrice Menjo as she met tenants drawn from Kilimani Estate on Housing and revenue collection sensitization.
Ms. Beatrice Menjo noted that the Affordable Housing programme will be largely implemented in Eldoret and reassured the tenants of getting the units while emphasising the need for immediate registration at the “BOMA YANGU” portal.
“Today we have made a sensitization visit to share ideas on improving our tenant-landlord cooperation. This is also a reminder to all tenants that it is very important to pay your rent on time, we also want to notify all our tenants that rent is payable only to the County Government at the TAC centre and no cash is taken.”
“We also ask those who have huge arrears running into years to come to our offices and negotiate on the period and amount that can be applied to repay comfortably.”
The Chief Officer further said, “By the end of March we will be repossessing the houses that have not been paid for, so today we urge all those with arrears to visit our offices at Ardhi House Room 8.”
Later, together with her counterpart Director of Lands Ms Nelly Jerotich and The Principal Housing Officer Isaac Sang, visited the newly established county service centre that has brought together all County services to a one-stop shop at the TAC centre.
Here, they urged clients to pay for all services that were previously offered at Ardhi House and headquarters among them land rates, plan approvals and House rent.
Rebecca Karanja, a business lady at the CBD said she was glad that the services had been brought to the TAC centre as she was able to pay for her business permit and land rates at the same station and appreciated the comfort that clients experienced while queueing for services.
