Kenya Housing Act CAP 117 [Rev. 2012]

An Act of Parliament to provide for loans and grants of public moneys for the construction of dwellings; to establish a housing fund and a housing board for these purposes; and for connected purposes.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

3. Establishment and constitution of National Housing Corporation.

4. Meetings and procedure of Corporation.

5. Accounts and report of Corporation.

5A. Bank account.

6. Establishment of Housing Fund.

7. Loans and grants by Corporation and repayments of loans.

7A. Powers of the Corporation to guarantee loans.

7B. Other powers of Corporation.

8. Charge of loan on rates and revenues of local authority.

9. Powers of the Corporation where local authority is in default.

10. Charge of service of loan to particular account.

11. Powers of local authorities.

12. Loans by local authorities for construction of dwellings.

13. Repayment of loans.

14. Security for loans.

15. Loan may be made notwithstanding that land not surveyed etc.

16. Discharge of security and repayment of loan.

17. Rate of interest on loans.

18. Remedies in respect of loans.

19. Approved schemes and dwellings may be exempted from by-laws, etc.

20. Minister’s powers where inadequate accommodation provided.

21. Minister’s powers upon failure of local authority to comply with requirements under

section 23.

22. Additional duties of Corporation.

23. Borrowing by Corporation.

24. Regulations.

25. Powers of entry and inspection of premises.

26. Vesting in Corporation of rights and benefits in scheduled loans.

27. Provisions of this Act in relation to other laws.

28. Savings. 

Revised Edition 2012 [1990]

Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney-General