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Ensuring sustainability in affordable housing programme

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Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company CEO Johnstone Oltetia during an interview with KTN on February 7, 2023, at KMRC head offices in Upper Hill, Nairobi. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

Climate change-induced risks are becoming a stark reality, affecting millions, not only in Kenya but globally. The consequences of recent heavy rains that led to significant flooding in urban centres and rural neighbourhoods have impacted large communities.

The above-average rainfall during the March-April-May-long rains brought with it heartbreaking stories. Lives were lost. Homeowners watched as their houses were submerged or swept away by the raging waters, leaving them structurally damaged.

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