{
  "id": 12644338,
  "title": "Uasin Gishu Youth embrace affordable housing to secure future assets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/uasin-gishu-youth-embrace-affordable-housing-to-secure-future-assets",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:47:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/uasin-gishu-youth-embrace-affordable-housing-to-secure-future-assets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Youth in Uasin Gishu County are increasingly embracing the Government's Affordable Housing Programme, which offers them a chance to secure homes early in life without the financial pressure of buying land and constructing houses. Shammah Kipkemboi, a 23-year-old Turbo Sub-County resident, registered for a studio unit at the Pioneer Housing Project in Kapseret Sub-County. He has paid a deposit of Sh32,000 and will make monthly payments of Sh3,800 towards the Sh640,000 unit. Kipkemboi's parents will support his payments for the first five months before he pays the remaining balance. Stella Bittok, a 27-year-old Public Health graduate and intern at the Affordable Housing Programme, acquired a one-bedroom unit valued at Sh960,000 by paying a Sh48,000 deposit and will make monthly payments of Sh5,200. Both Kipkemboi and Bittok see investing in housing at a young age as an opportunity to secure assets while pursuing education and employment. The Pioneer Housing Project in Kapseret, comprising 2,157 units, is 84% complete and expected to be finished by October 10, 2026.",
  "summary": "Young people in Uasin Gishu County are increasingly embracing the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme, saying it offers them an opportunity to secure homes and build assets early in life without the financial pressure associated with buying land and constructing houses. Among them is 23-year-old Shammah Kipkemboi from Turbo Sub-County, who […] The post Uasin Gishu Youth embrace affordable…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}