The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Kenya Government housing policies and strategies for housing the urban poor in Kenya, and how the citizen have benefited from the scheme/plan. The objective of the article was to examine the effectiveness of Housing policies and their implementation strategies in the provision of low-cost housing to the urban poor in Kisumu City.  Recommendations for policy action included a review of the current and implementation strategies and further research on urban planning, the land tenure system, infrastructure and services, housing finance mechanism, small-scale construction activities, community participation, municipal budgetary base, and experimental pilot projects.