The County Assembly has adopted a report that seeks to upgrade the status of the county's housing sector.
The report by the Assembly Planning, Housing and Industrialisation committee aims at uplifting the county in terms of housing by introducing new construction technology.
The committee chaired by Kabonyo Kanyagwal ward MCA Charles Aguko, said the report is good for the county as it would see the construction of more affordable houses.
He said lack of proper housing is an issue that has affected the residents of Kisumu town for long.
The committee recommended that the Kisumu County Assembly and Executive signs an MoU with a South African based Moladi Construction Company to undertake the construction of the county’s 35 wards and also apply its technology in upgrading of informal settlements in Kisumu.
The committee had also recommended that the county government engages Moladi Structures Limited Technology in constructing model ECDE classrooms and clinics.
During the sitting chaired by Speaker of the day and North West Kisumu ward rep Samuel Ombogo, the MCAs unanimously adopted the report on grounds that it will help the upgrade of the county structures at cost effective rates.
Wawidhi MCA Moses Ochele said the adoption of the report would help ease Kisumu county of housing shortages.
“Our people have a big problem accessing decent houses in the informal settlements hence implementation of this report will offer reprieve. It will enable us reform from the ancient building technology to modern ones,” said Ochele.
Ombei Ward MCA and Minority Leader Joshua Auko recommended that Moladi Limited first do a demonstration of their work in the county before the county government engages it in any construction work.
The Speaker after getting the nod of the MCAs directed that the report be submitted to the County Assembly implementation committee for action.
The report was drafted by the committee after making a visit to Port Elizabeth in South Africa to learn on new building technologies on November last year.