Understanding the tenants of Kwangu Kwako Ltd’s rental properties in Nairobi, Kenya

Under the Open Access Initiative, Reall, FSD Kenya, and the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF), have been working together to round out our understanding of affordable housing, by looking at the demand side as well as at the supply side. Working with FSDKenya’s and Reall’s partners, Kwangu Kwaku Limited and Fusion Capital, we’ve explored the experiences of their tenants against an analysis of tenants in urban Kenya from 2019 census data[1].

This article focuses on tenants in homes delivered by Kwangu Kwaku Ltd (KKL), summarising results from 50 baseline surveys (66% from female and 34% from male respondents).  With only 50 responses, it does not effectively profile low-income households; the sample is entirely inadequate for this. However, it does give a useful indication of the types of clients that KKL is reaching.

[1] CAHF (2022) Positioning affordable and backyard rental housing as a key target in Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme (DRAFT Findings). https://housingfinanceafrica.org/documents/positioning-affordable-and-backyard-rental-housing-as-a-key-target-in-kenyas-affordable-housing-programme-draft-findings/