Nairobi — The Government has set aside Sh550 million to complete 162 civil servant houses in Makueni County that have remained unfinished for more than three decades.

President William Ruto said the funds will revive the stalled Civil Servants Housing Scheme, which has been inactive since 1990.

During a development tour of the county, the President also announced an additional Sh11 billion allocation to construct 3,000 affordable housing units in Makueni.

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At Wote town, Ruto inspected progress on the 755-unit affordable housing project, noting that the initiative is transforming the town's landscape and creating jobs for young people.

"This is what we have achieved in less than a year. Imagine how far we will be if we continue implementing this programme for the next five, 10, or 15 years," he said at Kasikeu in Kilome Constituency during the start of his four-day development tour of the region.

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior, Cabinet Secretaries Alfred Mutua (Labour), Alice Wahome (Lands), and Davis Chirchir (Roads) accompanied the President, alongside principal secretaries, MPs, and MCAs.

Ruto also commissioned the Sh1.9 billion Kasikeu and Mikuyu bridges and link roads, which are expected to ease mobility and end perennial flooding challenges during rainy seasons.

In Kibwezi West Constituency, he launched the construction of the Sh1 billion, 20-kilometre Emali-Matiliku road, part of the 42-kilometre Emali-Ukia corridor.

Additionally, the government will connect 18,000 households in the county to electricity by June 2026 at a cost of Sh2 billion.