STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO ADOPT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO ADDRESS HOUSING CHALLENGE

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO ADOPT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO ADDRESS HOUSING CHALLENGE

Correctional News / Wed, 03/11/2026 - 10:12

By Nicholas Kigondu

The State Department for Correctional Services is among government entities set to adopt a Public-Private Partnership model for its institutional housing programme as it moves to bridge the existing housing gap.

In a meeting with Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru, Public Investments & Assets Management PS Cyrell Odede, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Commissioner General of Prisons Patrick Aranduh, Accounting Officer of the National Police Service Bernice Sialaal, Acting Probation and Aftercare Secretary Shadrack Kavutai and representatives from the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, Correctional Services PS Dr. Salome Beacco said the concept presents the best solution yet to the current housing challenge among uniformed officers.

This she says will mitigate accommodation challenges and enhance welfare across the Kenya Prisons Service, National Police Service, Probation and Aftercare Service as well as among the National Government Administration officers.

The concept, to be modelled around the Kenya Defense Forces housing scheme, will see private entities finance housing units before handing over the assets back to a government agency that will then clear the cost after a fixed period, with the housing fund acting as a guarantee for the money raised through the capital markets.

According to Defence PS, the arrangement will caution the housing fund from possible overstrain with a host of capital-intensive projects ongoing across the country.

The State Department for Correctional Services and that of Internal Security will constitute a technical team supported by a team from the Directorate of Public Private Partnerships to develop modalities for actualizing the plan that seeks to complement the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) spearheaded by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development.

To address the housing challenge among prison officers, the government has earmarked 28,000 institutional housing units for the Correctional Services, 30 per cent of which are already underway.