BETA Pillar: Housing and Settlement
🏗️ 584 Modern Units – Delivered under Phase One, including 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments.
💰 Affordable Pricing – Homes sold at KSh 2.9M – 6.1M, with flexible Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) options.
🏞️ Modern Amenities – Swimming pool, sports courts, landscaped spaces, community centre, and ECD facilities.
👷 Job Creation – Over 3,000 direct jobs and engagement of 30+ local contractors during construction.
🤝 Social Impact – Resettlement of former Buxton estate families with dignity and improved living conditions.
The Buxton Phase One Housing Project in Mombasa is a landmark initiative under the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP). It was implemented through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between Mombasa County Government and GulfCap Real Estate, with a total investment of KSh 6 billion.
Completed in 2023, the project successfully delivered 584 modern housing units to residents, making it the first fully completed and occupied flagship project under the national housing agenda.
Replace old, dilapidated estates with modern affordable homes.
Provide dignified, quality housing for low- and middle-income earners.
Demonstrate the PPP model as a viable path for scaling housing delivery.
Support the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) through job creation and improved livelihoods.
🏗️ Units Delivered
584 apartments (1, 2, and 3-bedroom units).
Fully sold out, with residents already settled.
💰 Affordable Pricing
Prices ranged from KSh 2.9M to KSh 6.1M, with flexible payment options.
Accessible through Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS), especially for civil servants.
🏞️ Modern Amenities
Swimming pool, sports courts, landscaped green spaces, community centre, and Early Childhood Development (ECD) facilities.
Designed to enhance community living and lifestyle.
👷 Jobs Created
Over 3,000 direct jobs during construction.
30+ local contractors and suppliers involved, boosting local enterprise.
🤝 Social Impact
Families from the old Buxton estate were resettled with dignity.
The project has become a model for other urban renewal projects across Kenya.
🚀 Catalyst for Expansion
Buxton Phase One’s success has unlocked confidence for Phase Two and inspired similar housing developments in Nairobi (Pangani, Park Road) and Kisumu (Anderson Estate).
A transparent, responsive, and accountable government driven by an empowered and engaged citizenry is at the heart of Kenya’s transformative journey.
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