The minister of lands and Urban Development  Daudi  Migereko  has warned National Housing that it risks  losing out on people purchasing housing units  if it makes them very expensive to low income earners.

Migereko made the remarks while re –launching the construction of National housing 162 house units worth 9 million dollars in Namungona where one house unit costs 219 million shillings.

Migereko said that National Housing should construct affordable houses with a threshold cost of about 50 million shilling which should be affordable to the youth who ought to live in better and organized houses.

He said that Uganda will not overcome the challenge of slums around the cities if organized real estate remains unaffordable to the youth.

He also revealed that government has ordered National Housing to make fresh discussion with the affected people in Kasokoso , Banda 1 and Kiganda  to accept  the construction of better houses in the area which they can then buy latter at affordable  prices.