Rickety Bonno never truly got off the ground :: Mmegi Online

The abrupt withdrawal of the controversial Bonno Housing scheme loan price increases by the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement this week has exposed policy confusion, poor communication, and a widening gap between political pledges and lived reality.

The Bonno Housing Scheme, one of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government’s flagship promises on affordable housing, has never truly got off the ground. Rock with stalled projects, collapsed partnerships and rising public distrust from the onset, Bonno has now been thrown into fresh turmoil.

In a press release, the ministry has instructed that all communications on revised prices for the Bonno D4 scale and below turnkey housing projects be withdrawn with immediate effect. The ministry stated that the proposed adjustments had not received final approval. The move comes after district councils across the country published new loan figures that sent shockwaves through prospective beneficiaries.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.