Kenya: Court Halts 15,000-Unit Lang’ata Affordable Housing Project Over Public Participation Row

President William Ruto’s affordable housing project has suffered a major setback after the High Court halted the construction of thousands of housing units in Nairobi’s Lang’ata area.

In a ruling delivered on Friday, May 29, a three-judge bench stopped the controversial Southlands Affordable Housing Project, faulting the government for proceeding with the development without conducting meaningful public participation.

The court also quashed a licence issued by the National Environment…