# ANNEX A:  LAWS / POLICIES / REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BREADTH OF THE HOUSING VALUE CHAIN

- [1.  Constitution of Kenya 2010](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/1.-constitution-of-kenya-2010.md): This is the supreme law of Kenya that supersedes all other laws and serves as the overall governance charter. It provides for right to decent and affordable housing.
- [2.	Housing Act, 1953 Cap 117 (Revised in 2012)](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/2.-housing-act-1953-cap-117-revised-in-2012.md): The law provides for establishment of the National Housing Corporation, the Housing Development Fund and a housing board.
- [3.	Housing Bill, 2021](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/3.-housing-bill-2021.md): The Bill seeks to revise the current Housing Act (Cap 117), require the maintenance of housing data bank and creation of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
- [4.	Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2016 on National Housing Policy](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/4.-sessional-paper-no.-3-of-2016-on-national-housing-policy.md): The Policy is the main policy document that governs the housing sector in Kenya and sets out the legal and institutional framework as well as the goals and objectives of the housing sector.
- [5. Affordable Housing Act 2024](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/5.-affordable-housing-act-2024.md): The Act provides a framework for the development and access to the affordable housing and institutional housing including the imposition of the Affordable Housing Levy.
- [6. Draft Affordable Housing Regulations, 2024](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/6.-draft-affordable-housing-regulations-2024.md): The Affordable Housing Regulations are made by the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development to effect the Affordable Housing Act 2024.
- [7.  The Economic and Social Rights Bill 2022](/kenya-legal-policy-and-institutional-review/annex-a-laws-policies-regulations-governing-the-breadth-of-the-housing-value-chain/7.-the-economic-and-social-rights-bill-2022.md): This Bill seeks to create a framework for monitoring, promotion and enforcement of economic and social rights in Kenya. It was previously known as The Preservation of Human Dignity and Social Rights
