THE government has expressed satisfaction with quality and construction pace of affordable houses for public servants and pension fund members being implemented by Watumishi Housing Investments (WHI) in Dodoma.
The robust project targets to build at least 1,000 residential housing units, covering a total of 100 acres in different locations across the fast-growing region, including Njedengwa, Mtumba, Kikombo and Chamwino.
Expected to gobble up to 29bn/- upon completion, the timely initiative is executed in four different phases by building housing units of numerous sizes, and sold them to the public servants at patriotic prices, ranging from 45m/- to 98m/-.
Speaking over the weekend when the Parliamentary Committee on Management, Constitution and Law made a special inspection tour over the progress of the Hilltop Project in Njedengwa area, Minister for
The Minister of State, Public Services Management and Good Governance, Ms Jenista Mhagama said the project was being handled professionally, saying it was impressing that the state – owned house developer marketed the modern structures at reasonable prices.
“Basically, this project reflects the actual financial muscle of majority of the local civil servants because the houses are marketed at prices that are less to the tune of between 10 to 30 percent compared to the high prices imposed by most developer companies in the private sector for similar houses,” Minister Mhagama observed.
She said the completion of the vital project which falls under her docket was expected to help a good number of public servants to become house owners at affordable cost.
For his part, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Management, Constitution and Law, Joseph Mhagama, hailed President Samia Suluhu Hassan for supporting smooth implementation of the key project, saying the move was a clear message that her regime values the important of the civil servants.
“Apart from being satisfied with the quality of the houses so far built, it’s very encouraging to learn that at least 94percent of the units have already been snatched by the public servants.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Watumishi Housing Investments (WHI), Mr Fred Msemwa said implementation of the project, Kisasa Hilltop Project, at the fringe of the Capital City was part of the WHI’s
(2028-2022) and (2023-2027) strategies to heighten availability of enough and best residential houses for civil servants and members of pension funds within the region.
“Kisasa Hilltop Project involves construction of a total of 198 landed house units and the project is currently at its final stages, whereby 95 percent of the houses have been sold out with others already in use by the occupants,” he informed.
He divulged that, in the run of the project, WHI was applying use of Force Account to erect all houses, the friendly model which have to a great extent help to reduce construction cost, making it affordable to the intended buyers.
Watumishi Housing Investments (WHI) is a house developer and a licenced fund manager responsible for establishment and management of collective investment shemes.
WHI was established under the Companies Act (Cap 212) of 2002. The primary objective of WHI is to implement the directive of His Excellency the President of the United Republic of Tanzania to construct affordable houses to be sold to public servants and members of pension funds. The Presidential directive is in line with the objectives of the Housing Policy (2005) contained in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025.
WHI sells different types of houses that address customers’ needs, depending on the preference of the customer, housing units sold range from 2 bedrooms to 4 bedrooms, detached to semi-detached houses.
WHI houses and homes are meant to suit Tanzanian culture as well as the youth lifestyle.
“We usually made a prior research on the house design preference and hence existing designs reflect feedbacks received from most prospective customers. Under special cases, the customer may suggest minor modifications to existing designs,” the WHI s CEO, Msemwa further expressed.
