A section of the Sh7 billion Nyali Affordable Housing project at VOK.
The Sh7 billion Nyali Affordable Housing Programme is 50 per cent complete, with the project expected to be ready within the next 18 months.
The development, which began in mid-February 2025, was inspected on Friday by members of the National Assembly Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works.
They directed contractors to ensure at least three residential blocks are completed by August this year.
The committee, chaired by Buuri MP Randikiri Mugambi, said the move will help boost public confidence in ongoing government projects through the handover of completed and furnished units to wananchi.
“As MPs, we have come here to inspect and we are satisfied, although the pace is not what we expected. We have held discussions with the contractors and consultants and directed them to pull up their socks to ensure the projects are completed as soon as possible,” he said.
The multi-use development, on 23 acres in the upmarket Nyali suburb, will feature 14 residential blocks comprising studio apartments, two-bedroom units and three-bedroom units.
“This is a housing project that the government promised. This is a project costing Sh7 billion. We will have houses here, schools, a market, a hospital, and playing fields for various sports,” Mugambi said during the inspection tour.
The 14 high-rise blocks are also expected to redefine Nyali’s skyline into a modern vertical city hub, with landscaped courtyards and pedestrian walkways linking the residential units.
“Those who will buy these houses are residents of Nyali first, then the Coast region. This is not the only project. We have similar projects costing Sh34 billion in Mombasa county alone,” he said.
The project is expected to help address Mombasa’s housing deficit, with more than 3,000 people projected to live within the estate once complete.
Beyond housing, the project will include an early childhood development institution, primary and junior secondary schools, a market with 1,000 stalls, a commercial building, a community centre, a clubhouse and a wastewater treatment plant.
Mugambi lauded the government for initiating what he described as a transformative development.
“We have no doubt the government is working. We appeal to Coast region residents to collaborate with the government for more projects to come to this region,” he added.
Mugambi said the government has not left the Coast region behind in the implementation of affordable housing projects, noting the Kwale AHP is valued at Sh14 billion, Tana River Sh7 billion and Kilifi Sh11 billion.
The lawmaker further noted that 45 interns are set to benefit from skills training through the project, while more than 1,100 workers have already been employed at the site, with construction materials being sourced locally.
“Some of the youth will be retained once the project is completed. The development will have both short and long-term benefits to the community,” he added.
The committee has also inspected similar affordable housing projects being implemented by the State Department for Housing in Tana River, Kilifi and Taita Taveta counties.
INSTANT ANALYSIS
The Nyali Affordable Housing Programme reflects Kenya’s broader push to address urban housing shortages while stimulating local economic growth. At 50 per cent completion, the Sh7 billion project is moving into a critical phase where delivery timelines and quality assurance are under scrutiny from Parliament.
