Nairobi, Dec. 12 -- Less than 300,000 Kenyans registered to buy the State's affordable houses by June 2025, new disclosures show, debunking statements by bureaucrats that close to a million Kenyans had enrolled to purchase units under the scheme.

The disclosures by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development show that by the end of June, 292,326 Kenyans had registered on Boma Yangu, the platform created for the public to register and save towards owning houses.

The number was about half of the 565,800 Kenyans the government targeted to onboard on the platform, implying a cold reception for President William Ruto's pet project among Kenyans.

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