Kenyans applying for homes under the Affordable Housing Programme will now pay more following a government review of house prices across various housing categories.
The State Department for Housing announced on Thursday, October 1, that it had revised the prices of units under both the Affordable Housing and Market Housing programmes.
The new prices took effect on October 1, 2026, and apply to new applications submitted from the effective date.
Under the revised pricing structure, Affordable Housing units have increased by 20 percent, while prices for Market Housing units have risen by 10 percent.
"The Affordable Housing Programme has revised house prices across the Affordable and Market housing typologies, effective October 1, 2026," the State Department for Housing stated.
For Affordable Housing units, the price of a studio apartment has risen by Ksh300,000, from Ksh1.5 million to Ksh1.8 million.
The cost of a one-bedroom unit has increased by Ksh400,000, moving from Ksh2 million to Ksh2.4 million.
Two-bedroom Affordable Housing units have recorded the biggest increase in cash terms, rising by Ksh600,000 from Ksh3 million to Ksh3.6 million.
The government has also adjusted prices for Market Housing units.
Two-bedroom Market Housing units will now cost Ksh3.96 million, up from Ksh3.6 million, representing a Ksh360,000 increase.
Similarly, the price of a three-bedroom Market Housing unit has risen from Ksh4.8 million to Ksh5.28 million, an increase of Ksh480,000.
The revised prices affect new applications submitted from October 1, 2026, under the respective housing categories. However, they will not affect applicants who had already applied under the previous pricing structure.
Those applicants will continue making payments based on the earlier prices, with the new rates applying only to applications submitted from October 1, 2026.