This blog originally appeared as the introductory essay to the 2020 edition of the Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook. 2020 will forever be remembered as …
On April 25th 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta assented the amendments to the Tax Act 2020. One of the key amendments introduced by this law is …
Cytonn Research has published a series of focus notes on Home Ownership Savings Plans in Kenya. The first paper titled Home Ownership Savings Plan “HOSP” …
This article is drawn from our 10th anniversary Yearbook on Housing Finance in Africa, launched at the AUHF Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on …
Accessing adequate and affordable housing remains a challenge for low income households across the globe, Kenya being no exception. Similar to most developing economies, Kenya …
Kwangu Kwako was established in 2015 as a social enterprise focused on building safer homes for households in low income and informal settlement areas in …
In December 2018, the parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania enacted a Microfinance Act which seeks to clarify the framework under which microfinance institutions …
Full-repairing, long term leases—whereby tenants are responsible for taking care of all repairs on the property—can be an effective tool to keep older residential buildings …
Taking bold steps in disrupting the housing value chain is imperative if we wish to achieve scalability, and access to decent services for low income …
CAHF works with the World Bank Group to catalyse Rwanda’s economy
