- Art in every new home
- Free
- 4 to 10 works
- 47 counties
KutaZetu
Sanaa ya Taifa
The firstcall
The Affordable Housing Programme is opening new doors for young Kenyan creatives through the Housing Creatives Support Programme.
Every new Affordable Housing homeowner receives an original work by a Kenyan artist, with its story. Kuta Zetu is where it starts.
KUTA ZETU
Creator ID · Sanaa ya Taifa
Msanii
Top
Mkenya
Futurist
Graffiti
Mnoma
Muralist
Illustrator
Graffiti Artist
Kisumu County
Creator ID
KE-MUR-04821
KE-DRW-01937
KE-MUR-04822
9
6
12
Works
9
6
12
Certificates
3
0
5
Walls
The idea
Art in every new affordable home.
The Government is bringing Kenyan art into the homes and estates it builds. Every new Affordable Housing homeowner receives an original work by a Kenyan artist, with the story of the work. Artists are commissioned and paid a monthly stipend to make them. Kuta Zetu is where it starts.
- A work for every new homeMatched to a unit before handover: framed, ready to hang, with its story card and the artist's name.
- Artists commissioned and paidA monthly stipend for the works the programme commissions, paid into your Kuta Zetu wallet.
- Murals on the estatesWalls at housing estates and markets, commissioned site by site.
Who can apply
Kenyan, 18 or over, making visual art.
- Any county. Any visual art form. A national ID and 4 to 10 of your own works.
- Painters, sketch artists and graffiti artists lead the first call.
- Groups and collectives register each member on their own.
Every visual art form registers
- Painting
- Drawing and illustration
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Textile and fibre art
- Ceramics and pottery
- Beadwork and jewellery
- Woodcarving
- Basketry and weaving
- Murals and street art
- Mixed media
- Digital art
How it works
Three steps. You always know where you are.
Register
About 3 minutes, then your works
Your details, your ID with a selfie, and 4 to 10 of your works with photos. On the web or on WhatsApp; switch any time.
You getA dated record of every work
Your registration
- Your details
- ID and selfie
- Works
Get selected
An independent panel, a written reason
Your ID is checked once against the national register. The panel selects by gender, county and art form.
You getYour Creator ID, an ID for every work, your certificates
Panel decision
Selected
Creator ID
KE-MUR-04821
- Morning, KondeleKE-MUR-04821-0001
- Lake MarketKE-MUR-04821-0002
- Mama MbogaKE-MUR-04821-0003
Get paid
Wallet and card, set up for you
Finish your profile and story, then add where to pay you. Stipends, prizes and sales land in your Kuta Zetu wallet.
You getA wallet, a virtual card, 10% saved automatically
Your wallet
•••• •••• •••• 4821
Msanii Top
Auto-save
10%
Withdraw to
M-Pesa or bank
Registering makes you eligible. It does not guarantee that you will be selected or commissioned.
What you get
Everything an artist needs.
- Yours for life
KE-MUR-04821
Creator ID
Reads at a glance: KE, your art form, your number. Issued when the panel selects you, and every work you make carries it.
Wallet and card
Programme payments in; withdraw to M-Pesa or the bank any time.
Work IDs and certificates
Every work is dated, checked and certified. Anyone can verify it from its QR code.
Eligibility
Commissions, the national competition and the auction.
Public profile
Your story, your video and your works, behind every QR code.
Your copyright
Stays yours. Always.
Fair by design
- Independent panelsWomen and men, every county, balanced on purpose.
- A reason, every timeEvery decision comes with a written reason, and an appeal within 14 days.
- Your ID stays privateOnly your public name, county, art form and works are ever shown.
- No smartphone neededCounty desks register artists in person.
FAQs
Questions, answered.
Our walls can tell our stories. Our artists can help build our communities.
Does it cost anything?
No. Registration, certificates and support are free.
Do I need a smartphone?
No. County desks register artists in person.
Why do you need my ID?
To make sure every Creator ID belongs to one real person, and that only you can be paid for your work.
Who sees my details?
Only your public name, county, discipline, story and works are public. Your ID, phone and payment details are never shown.
Who owns my work?
You keep the copyright in your work.
What if someone copies my work?
Registered works are checked against the whole registry. If someone registers your work, you can claim it and it is frozen while the claim is reviewed.
Register now
Jisajili sasa.
Three minutes to start. Your works when you are ready.
