Hon. Sonia Birdi Airs Her views on Affordable Housing Bill

A House Committee conducting public participation on the Affordable Housing Bill has been petitioned to address the public land compensation question, before rolling out the Affordable Housing Program to prevent future land disputes.

A section of the Joint- Committee sitting at the County Hall Mini Chambers in Parliament was told that there is need for the State Department of Housing to compensate communities for the commercial value of the public land in which the program will be implemented, in compliance with Article 62 of the Constitution and Article 10 on Good Governance.

Contributing on this debate, former legislator Hon. Sonia Birdi asked the Committee to consider a provision for willing private land owners to cede their land to government for program, especially in areas where there is no available public land. She noted that the Bill could offer a good juncture to entrench order in the building and construction industry through the adoption of a proper land use policy.