- Teachers to access homes through a partnership with the Affordable Housing Programme Board.
- Members will enjoy a 5 per cent deposit, fixed 5 per cent interest rate and repayment period of up to 30 years.
- KUPPET says it will work with TSC to facilitate mortgage repayments through the check-off system.
Teachers across the country are set to benefit from 6,000 affordable housing units after the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) announced a partnership with the Affordable Housing Programme Board aimed at expanding home ownership among its members.
KUPPET National Chairman Omboko Milemba announced the initiative in a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Monday, June 30, 2026, describing it as a major milestone in improving teachers’ welfare.
According to Milemba, the agreement gives teachers priority access to quality and affordable homes under favourable financing arrangements.
“As KUPPET, We’ve secured 6,000 affordable housing units for teachers through a partnership with the Affordable Housing Programme Board.”
He said the programme would enable teachers to purchase houses with a five per cent deposit, a fixed five per cent interest rate and flexible repayment periods of up to 30 years.
“This initiative gives our members priority access to quality homes with favourable terms, including a 5% deposit, a 5% fixed interest rate, and repayment periods of up to 30 years.”
Milemba added that the union would collaborate with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to simplify repayment of the mortgages through the payroll system.
“We will also work with TSC to facilitate mortgage repayments through the check-off system.”
He said the initiative demonstrates the union’s commitment to improving the social and economic well-being of teachers beyond salary negotiations and collective bargaining.
“This is a significant step towards improving the welfare of teachers by making home ownership a reality.”
Background
The housing initiative traces its origins to a commitment made by President William Ruto on September 10, 2025, during a meeting with more than 10,000 teachers at State House.
During the meeting, the President pledged that 20 per cent of all houses under the Affordable Housing Programme would be reserved for teachers as part of measures to improve their welfare. He also promised to double annual teacher promotions from 25,000 to 50,000 and work towards reducing the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) cycle from four years to two.
Following the pledge, the government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with teachers’ representatives and the Affordable Housing Programme Board to formalise the reservation of housing units for teachers. The agreement paved the way for teachers to access affordable homes through preferential financing arrangements.
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However, by December 18, 2025, KUPPET leaders complained that the President’s housing promise had not been implemented. The union said it had written to the State Department for Housing seeking progress on the allocation of the promised units, warning that teachers were still waiting for the commitment to be fulfilled.
By Joseph Mambili
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