Oparanya asks Kenyans to buy affordable houses instead of building on ancestral land
Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, Wycliffe Oparanya, has urged Kenyans, especially those living in rural areas, to embrace the government’s affordable housing programme instead of building on ancestral land.
Speaking during President William Ruto’s Western Development Tour in Busia County on Friday, October 31, 2025, Oparanya said that the new housing units are open to all Kenyans and not just for those living in Nairobi.
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He noted that the affordable housing initiative offers a flexible payment plan that allows buyers to pay in instalments.
“Haya manyumba ni yenu msifikirie ni ya watu wa Nairobi, hii ni affordable housing ambayo nyinyi mnaweza kujipanga na kununua hizi nyumba kwa bei ile ya chini unalipa pole pole,”Oparanya said.
The CS further urged residents to relocate to the affordable houses, noting that it is not necessary to live on the farm to remember their late parents by seeing their graves.
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In addition, Oparanya urged residents to let ancestral land be used for farming, saying it would help boost food security.
“Tunataka nyinyi mkuje muishi kwa hizi manyumba,mwache mashamba kule nyumbani tupande mimemea ya kusaidia watu wetu usilie ooh kaburi hii ni ya mama kaburi hii ni ya baba, wewe zaa mtoto uwite mama yako, uite baba yako, ndio umuukumbukee hapo hapana mbaka uwe unakaa hapo ndio unaona kaburi yake ndio unamkumbuka,”he urged.
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Project’s benefits
While stating the benefits of the programme, Oparanya said Kenya is moving forward under Ruto’s leadership, noting that the country’s progress begins with small steps, and the affordable housing project is one of those steps toward national development.
“Kenya inaendelea mbele na Rais ameona mbele,kuona ya kwamba nchi kuendelea mbele mbaka uanze na hatua moja na hii ni hatua moja ya kuendeleza Kenya yetu kuwa nchi ambayo inaendelea mbele,”he stated.
The former governor added that the project is creating jobs for young people and benefiting those supplying materials such as sand and stones, noting that such efforts will accelerate the country’s growth, a vision the President has already embraced.
“Huu mradi unaapeana kazi kwa vijana wetu,na pia wale wanaleta mchanga, mawe, na wale wanajenga hapa hiyo ni ndio kufanya nchi ikuwe kwa haraka na hiyo ndio lenga naona Rais tayari ameona,”Oparanya added.
