Nairobi, Feb. 20 -- The government has signed a deal with Shelter Afrique to help the Pan-African housing developer to sell apartments and maisonettes worth Sh1.55 billion to senior civil servants.

The agreement will help Shelter Afrique, in which Kenya had the single largest stake of 18.59 percent as of December 2022 disclosures, move the units that have remained unsold for years in some cases.

The properties include those located at Athi River's Everest Park, Nakuru Meadows, Kisumu's Translake Estate, Serene Valley in Rironi, KMA Mtwapa and Pine City in Machakos.

The units are priced from Sh2.65 million to Sh19 million and are being offered to Members of Parliament, judicial officers, employees of State corporations and constitutiona...