Nairobi, April 6 -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Kenyans living abroad to invest in the government's affordable housing programme.

Mr Gachagua made the remarks on Saturday night when he addressed the Kenyan community in Kigali, Rwanda, where he is attending the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis.

"Invest back in home, especially in the housing programme. The houses are affordable and the mortgage is manageable and payable for long-term. You won't even feel it," Mr Gachagua said.

In Rwanda, Mr Gachagua is leading a Kenyan delegation which includes the Principal Secretary State Department for the Diaspora Affairs, Roseline Njogu, legislators, and two university student leaders.

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