Plans to hike the rent of civil servants living in 56,892 government housing units across the state is expected to take effect after announcement from Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning.
The increment in rent payment comes after 23 years after the last review was conducted in 2001 .
The review was delayed due to delayed refurbishment of the houses since they lacked sufficient funding to initiate the process.
According to the Housing and Urban Planning Principal Secretary Mr, Charles Hinga who appeared before Parliament, said that the plans are rife as she has written to the National Treasury to permit them to increase the rent.
Hinga through his office has written to the National Treasury on the rent issue and asking them to allow for to increment of rent since since the last review was dome in 2001.
Audit querries has also been raised on 2021/2022 financial year after details emerged that millions were being lost in rental collection since the current rents on the housing units collected doesn’t reflect the market reality.
Hinga indicated that those civil servants living in Eastland’s area,were paying an average rent of Sh2,200, whereas civil servants renting in Mbotela, Jogoo Road pay Sh1,000 for a one-room house.
On the other hand , those Civil servants living along State House road were paying Sh30,000 a month and those living along the road charged anywhere between Sh80,000 to Sh100,000.
The Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Mr, Charles Hinga ; Image/courtesy
as per to the documents tabled by the Auditor General , housing ministry had experienced a Sh506,585,000 shortfall in revenue collections which happened within the period that is currently under scrutiny.
According to the Ministry of Housing, there were expectations to collect Sh1.4 billion from the 56,892 houses that belong to the government which it did not achieve.
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