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MPs demand public participation before housing, market projects begin

National Assembly Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning & Public Works led by chairperson Johana Ng'eno [second left] during an inspection of Ndenderu ESP Market and Ngecha Modern Market in Kiambu County on October 30, 2025. [Photo, Standard]

Members of the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works have called for thorough public participation before the construction of Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) markets and other housing projects can commence.

The MPs warned that projects that lack community input will not be approved.

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