Employer-assisted Housing Addressing Accessibility and Affordability for Civil Servants in Kenya
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2013-06Author
Macharia , Michael M
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Housing has remained a major concern to the government since Kenya attained
her independence. Homeownership is still very low and the average earning
employees cannot afford financing to buy median priced houses.
More recently, there has been widespread public debate and media attention
around housing accessibility and affordability which this research seeks to
expound on. The research discusses the two concepts as they apply to civil
servants homeownership, examines the effectiveness of policies affecting
affordability, evaluates homeownership models provided by the civil servant
housing scheme, additional re-engineering measures that can be adopted to cater
for the lower income groups and then documents the aggregate evidence.
To achieve the above, various stakeholders and professionals were consulted in
putting the research together. Structured interview questions were drafted and
distributed to various professionals and policy makers. The study revealed that
civil servants have reasonably priced housing package that addresses the
affordability challenge however many more cannot access let alone afford.
Despite the gains made, the study indicates that a very small fraction of civil
servants have benefited largely because of their purchasing power. A huge
majority of civil servants may not or will never get an opportunity to an
affordable house.
The study is organized into five chapters. Chapter one covers the background
information, problem statement, research objectives, research hypothesis,
significance and scope of the study. Chapter two focuses on available literature
for EAH. The research methodology is covered in chapter three and the research
findings explained in chapter four. Chapter five draws the conclusion,
recommendation and lists areas of future research.
The research analyzed EAH design and suitability for both employers and
employees. The research adopted a qualitative method on collecting data through
interview questions. Additionally, the study performed an incisive analysis of the
challenges affecting accessibility and affordability and lists recommendations as
well as areas of future research.
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A research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the award of the Post Graduate Diploma in Housing Administration. Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, School of Built Environment, University of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi Department of Real Estate and Construction Management