Kenya is facing a critical housing shortage with a deficit of nearly 2 million units.
Earlier this year, the government passed a controversial levy, that forces employed Kenyans to contribute 1.5% of their income towards housing construction. It claims that this levy would finance the construction of 200,000 affordable houses annually. But how realistic is that? And will it be affordable enough for the thousands of homeless people on the margins of poverty? DW’s Edith Kimani reports from Nairobi.
In South Africa, Cape Town is also facing a housing crisis. There are concerns that an influx of Western remote workers are worsening the situation by driving up property prices.
These ‘digital nomads’ earn in foreign currencies, giving them an edge over locals in the rental market. And South Africa’s new three-year visa for remote workers could attract even more of them, adding to concerns about affordable housing. DW’s Dianne Hawker has more.
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Someone has a house in the village then come here in the city to show how homeless they are 😂
Mocking the anointing of the most high God on his servant will cost. You will soon have much more catastrophic events to document.
Not enough family planning here
And they continue to have x amounts of kids
Always spreading Lies, they would never call The Indian Pollution issue an Asian issue but will say Africa when is just one Country, stop disrespecting Africa, all these Reports and lies must stop
Why support a rental market? Why not foster an environment that encourages homeownership? Ownership offers a permanent solution, unlike renting, which provides only a temporary housing option.
We have 53 countries,remember DW!!
There's a housing shortage in every country seams like!
Put all the homeless into a program that teaches them how to build the parts needed for a home and how to build the home.
Is this an African presenter with two colonial names and no African one?
Years ago, they used their own names, now it’s Ted, Doreen, Jeff and other nonsense.
The problem with African is on full display.
And what moral right do they have to talk about Africa's problems when homelessness abounds in the West? It seems they derive pleasure from painting Africa in the negative
The whole world needs to control population explosion
The government could give people a start up capital for them to leave the city and go to more rural areas and start up business or do farm work.
The houses are there, it is that they’re not affordable to a big chunk of the population
Who cares?
The title on the screen tells you how biased Dw is when reporting on the African continent
The Chinese effect,china made everyone a street vendor, companies closed since they couldn't compete with cheap products,and politicians became corrupt,
I plan to retire at 62 in another country outside the US that is free, safe and very cheap with a high quality of life. I could fully just rely on only my SS if I wanted to when that times arrives but l'll also have at least one pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Retiring comfortably in the US these days is almost impossible.
It is just as bad in the united states.. everything is so expensive no one can afford it.. this is happening all over the entire world.. and this is getting absolutely ridiculous
Madness! The homeless epidemic lies mainly in the west. Why don’t you report on that??
Housing crisis is everywhere
We live in trees oh why the need for houses😂😂😂😂😂
There homeless work! Ours are addicts, alcoholics, misfits and anti social.
God bless that woman
We should discourage living in cities and return to living off the land and promote it. Cities around the world is unsustainable.