By Correspondent | Wajir Today | Thursday, 13 November 2025
The long-stalled Garissa Police Housing Project has officially resumed, bringing relief to officers who have waited years for better living conditions.
The project will now be implemented by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
John Karanja, the Regional Director for Affordable Housing and Market for the North Eastern and Coast regions, said the department has taken over the stalled development and plans to complete it within the next 12 months.
Speaking during the technical handover to the contractor at the Garissa Police Line, Karanja said the project had faced several challenges but the government was now fully committed to finishing it.
“This project stalled for many reasons, but the State Department for Housing has now procured a contractor to complete it,” he said.
He noted that the inclusion of police housing in the affordable housing programme was part of President William Ruto’s deliberate effort to improve the welfare of officers.
“The government wants our police officers to live in a dignified and clean environment,” Karanja said. “All incomplete police houses across the country will be finished to ensure officers have proper accommodation.”
Karanja revealed that the contract is valued at KSh 227 million. The project comprises three housing blocks, two at the Police Line and one at the Administration Police (AP) Line, with a total of 150 housing units ranging from one-bedroom to three-bedroom apartments.
He said the development will also include essential amenities such as a power house, paved walkways, garbage collection points, and other civil works.
Garissa County Commissioner Mohamed Mwabudzo welcomed the resumption, noting that the government was determined to ensure the project is completed within the scheduled timeframe.
Mwabudzo said the initiative is part of a wider national effort to improve the living conditions of security officers across Kenya.
