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Kenya opens 6,000 internships in affordable housing programme

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Kenya’s Public Service Commission is opening 6,000 internships in the second cohort of the Affordable Housing Programme, across 17 professional fields. Applications are open to graduates from 2020 onwards and must be submitted by 9 November 2026, according to Tuko.

Kenya’s Public Service Commission has opened 6,000 internship positions in the second cohort of the national Affordable Housing Programme. The positions cover 17 fields, including architecture, civil engineering and urban planning, at degree and diploma levels, Tuko reports.

Applicants must have graduated in or after 2020 and submit their applications by 9 November 2026. The announcement comes a day after Kenyan President William Ruto inaugurated 2,157 affordable homes in Eldoret.

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