The headline
The Cabinet approved a housing development agreement between the City of Kigali and Bauhaus International Ltd on 4 March 2026, clearing the way for 892 housing units in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District. The project is valued at $48 million and will be built on 12.8 hectares.
The details
- Residents. The development affects 121 landowners, who will be compensated either with a home in the new development or in money, depending on consultations run by the City of Kigali.
- Deposits. The developer must deposit 30% of the compensation, plus three months' rent for households relocated temporarily, and the remaining 70% within 120 days.
- Timing. Site work is due to start within a month of the construction permit, and the project is to be finished within 24 months of it.
- The developer. Bauhaus International is a Nigerian real estate company. It signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rwanda Housing Authority on affordable housing in September 2023.
What it means for property
Gahanga is one of Kigali's main growth areas for new housing, and a project of this size adds supply where several estates are already rising. Follow asking prices in the district on the Kicukiro area page and see what is listed there now in homes for sale.