Housing provision remains a priority to the Kunene Regional Council, and it has made headway with the already-constructed houses for low-income earners at Okanguati, Sesfontein, and Fransfontein settlements.

The houses were built under the Kunene Regional Council decentralised build-together programme, which targets ultra- and low-income earners to have decent houses.

The Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG) and the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) have been contracted to build a total of 45 low-cost houses. 24 houses were built in Okanguati and 21 in Fransfontein, and all of them were handed over to their rightful owners.

The Regional Council has further contracted Kamanjab Village Council to build low-cost houses for people with disabilities, and the owners have already occupied the houses.

Over 25 low-cost houses are under construction at Sesfontein, and they are expected to be completed in early 2024.

The houses cost between N$64,000 and N$80,000, with a loan payable in 20 years.

Director of Development and Planning for the Kunene Regional Council, Emmanuel Nafele, says there is a backlog of housing provision in Kunene for all categories of earnings, but he is thankful to the government for its continued efforts to provide smooth acquisition of houses to empower people to live in decent homes.