Nakuru town may beat the challenge of housing in the near future with more developers investing in real estate development.
Speaking to this writer in his office at Gigma plaza on Thursday, Prompt Properties managing director Enos Wekesa said the 10,000 housing units' shortage in Nakuru may become history with more people investing in real estate.
Wekesa said though the deficit is enormous, the rate at which people are investing in real estate will reduce the shortage in a few years.
"Ten thousand housing units is a small figure to reach considering the number of housing units under construction in the town currently," said Wekesa.
He said after realising the shortage, many business people are now turning to real estate and predicts that in two to three years, the shortage will be no more.
He noted with concern that the only problem is that many people are constructing high-cost houses that may deny the urban poor access to better housing.
"The only problem here is that many houses under construction are high class and this may deny the poor a place to live as they will not be able to afford," he added.
Wekesa urged developers to try and set up affordable houses for low-income earners who are the majority.