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A large percentage of the housing units in the county are in a poor state. Only 2.5 % is considered good while 26 % and 71.5 % are considered moderate and poor-quality respectively. Availability of materials, building costs, land tenure, weather conditions and cultural aspects have a major influence on the type of materials used in different localities. Over 90 % of houses are either mud, iron sheets or timber walled while Bricks, Stone and concrete block walling cover only 10 % although mostly the method is found in urban centres. Recently, there has been an improvement in housing status through iron sheet roofing, making it the major roofing material in the county although grass-thatched housing method still constitutes a quarter of the roofing.