adminand Social Amenities Secretary Mr David Munyoro told ZBC News last week that the revised housing policy was expected to ease housing challenges in the country.
He said the housing delivery process in the country was mainly dominated by Central Government, local authorities and building societies. “So the policy is dealing with bottle-necks that were impeding growth in the housing sector,” Mr Munyoro said.
More than 2 million people are on the housing waiting list.
In August last year, Cabinet approved the National Housing Policy, as it sought to address the challenges faced in housing development such as housing finance, promotion of housing co-operatives as well as co-ordinating the housing sector, among others.
Mr Munyoro said the policy is critical as it reviews the policies adopted by Government in 1999 in line with new trends that are emerging in the housing sector.
Co-operatives are also acknowledged in the new policy and proposals are to the effect that Government assists in the servicing of land, which is expensive.
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