The former home secretary was also filmed laying the first bricks at a second housing development in Gahanga, on the outskirts of Kigali, which she described as a “UK-funded” project that would provide 528 homes for asylum seekers.

“Gahanga building project represents a big step forward in Rwanda increasing its already existing capacity to accommodate refugees and provide humanitarian support to thousands of people around the country,” Braverman said in a speech before the groundbreaking ceremony.

Ten months later, it remains unclear if any more bricks have been added to those laid by the former home secretary.

A developer building homes in the same neighbourhood Braverman visited told openDemocracy’s undercover reporter that construction was on hold because the company had run out of cash.

They also said Rwandan ministers had told them that their homes were too expensive to buy for asylum seekers from the UK, but that if they built cheaper units in the future, they would consider buying those.

“[Ministers] asked that when we next develop another area or another estate, we should include homes for low-income earners that cost below 40 million Rwandan Francs (£24,500) and then they can finance them,” the director said.

In a video shared by the Home Office in March, Braveman said that the housing projects she visited were being “supported” by the UK. It is unclear whether this involves financial support.

The UK government says it has paid £240m to Rwanda so far, with a further payment of £50m expected in the 2024/25 financial year. But its plans to deport asylum seekers remain uncertain.

In December, the Supreme Court ruled that the proposals were unlawfulbecause Rwanda is not safe for asylum seekers. The government succeeded last week in passing a bill that would override the court by declaring the country safe in the Commons. But it is yet to face scrutiny from peers in the House of Lords who could reject the proposal.

Neither the Home Office nor the Rwandan government responded to a request for comment.