Uutoni waxes lyrical at 100 houses handover
ELIZABETH JOSEPH
WindhoekUrban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni was in an upbeat mood yesterday at the handover of 100 fully serviced houses to residents of Freedomland in Katutura.The housing units were a collaboration between the City of Windhoek, National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and the urban and rural development ministry, under a joint project called the Informal Settlement Upgrading Affordable Housing Pilot Project (ISUAHPP).
Under the project, over 410 houses have already been handed over to new owners in various informal settlements in Windhoek.
In his keynote address, Uutoni said the nation should see and appreciate these efforts and should stop saying government is useless.
“Don’t try to own a programme, let it be for all of us. I am not attacking anyone. They are saying ‘they [government] are not building houses’, but we are there,” the minister said.
He further praised the efforts of the City and the NHE alike and urged Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas to take the lead and spearhead more projects of this nature.
Phase two
The project, which kicked off in August 2020, has during its first phase handed over more than 400 houses, with 40 more set to be constructed during phase two.
Gawanas said the number of completed houses increases by the week.
“The need for affordable housing is imperative, especially for families who are not able to afford shelter,” she said.
The ball of phase two has already started rolling, according to the mayor.
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The houses available are one-bedroom or two-bedroom units, with water and electricity included.
Interested buyers can collect an application form from the City’s head office and will then undergo a credit check.
“Once your application is approved, you will then be placed on a waiting list so that construction of the house can start. The houses are fully serviced and prices differ for each unit,” City acting CEO, O’Brien Hekandjo, said.
WindhoekUrban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni was in an upbeat mood yesterday at the handover of 100 fully serviced houses to residents of Freedomland in Katutura.The housing units were a collaboration between the City of Windhoek, National Housing Enterprise (NHE) and the urban and rural development ministry, under a joint project called the Informal Settlement Upgrading Affordable Housing Pilot Project (ISUAHPP).
Under the project, over 410 houses have already been handed over to new owners in various informal settlements in Windhoek.
In his keynote address, Uutoni said the nation should see and appreciate these efforts and should stop saying government is useless.
“Don’t try to own a programme, let it be for all of us. I am not attacking anyone. They are saying ‘they [government] are not building houses’, but we are there,” the minister said.
He further praised the efforts of the City and the NHE alike and urged Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas to take the lead and spearhead more projects of this nature.
Phase two
The project, which kicked off in August 2020, has during its first phase handed over more than 400 houses, with 40 more set to be constructed during phase two.
Gawanas said the number of completed houses increases by the week.
“The need for affordable housing is imperative, especially for families who are not able to afford shelter,” she said.
The ball of phase two has already started rolling, according to the mayor.
Apply
The houses available are one-bedroom or two-bedroom units, with water and electricity included.
Interested buyers can collect an application form from the City’s head office and will then undergo a credit check.
“Once your application is approved, you will then be placed on a waiting list so that construction of the house can start. The houses are fully serviced and prices differ for each unit,” City acting CEO, O’Brien Hekandjo, said.
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