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By Maduka Nweke
Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s (ShafDB) Chief Executive Officer, Thierno Hann, has presented his credentials to Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya and Foreign & Diaspora Affairs Minister of Kenya, Mr. Musalia Mudavadi, with a promise to support affordable housing in his host country.
In a formal ceremony held in Kenya recently, Hann emphasised the bank’s commitment to enhancing its collaboration not only with the government of Kenya, but other nations in addressing the challenges of affordable housing and urban development in the country and across Africa.
Hann highlighted the organisation’s commitment to sustaining its impactful efforts in Kenya, particularly in advancing affordable housing programs. Hann reiterated the bank ‘s dedication to supporting Kenya’s housing agenda with a particular focus on housing programs that seek to address key thematic areas of climate financing, gender, migrants, refugees, and the diaspora.
“We enjoy a great relationship with the government of Kenya, being Kenya Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s largest shareholder and we are looking forward to scaling up projects that are in line with the visionary economic development agenda – Kenya Vision 2030. We extend our gratitude to the government for their enduring confidence in our institution and for hosting ShafDB’s headquarters for the last 42 years,” stated Hann.
He further conveyed the bank’s readiness to collaborate closely with Kenyan authorities in implementing innovative solutions aimed at expediting the provision of quality, affordable housing, and associated infrastructure and urban development across the nation.
Welcoming Mr. Hann, Mudavadi, commended the bank’s commitment to Kenya, highlighting the organisation’s contributions to the region’s housing sector over the years.
