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Over the recent years, the rainy season has not been perceived with the joy and expectations that it once carried. On the flip side, whenever it rains most Kenyans are now more fearful than ever. Fearful for their lives, their children, their businesses and their properties. Personally, I have been caught up in several flood situations and it is not a pretty scene. These days, whenever I see rain clouds...

Ngong is a fast growing satellite town located 30 kilometers from Nairobi situated in Kajiado county. Unlike other towns, Ngong carries a significant historical past as it functioned as a settlement for the British colonialist. Over the decades, the area has grown from a Maasai pastoral region to one of Kenya’s booming towns. Presently, Ngong is most famous for the Ngong Hills which are an attraction and...

Juja has grown over the years to be one of the most popular satellite towns outside Nairobi. Located about 30 kilometers from the CBD on the Thika Superhighway, Juja sits in between Thika and Ruiru. According to land indices, Juja currently holds the record of the most appreciating town in Nairobi with prices having gone up by 6.7% in the last year and grown by 2.93 fold from 2016 – 2026.   Juja is...

Joska was a town that was less known up until about 10 years ago. Like many satellite towns in Kenya, the high land prices and high cost of living in Nairobi pushed people to such areas.  With land being cheap in Joska, many land buying companies moved in to capitalize on the growth of the town. Joska is located about 35 kilometers from Nairobi CBD and lies on the border of Nairobi and Machakos on...

Kikuyu is one of the most beautiful, lush and fastest growing satellite towns in Kenya today. It is located 20 kilometers from Nairobi CBD towards the west. Its accessibility along the Southern bypass and Waiyaki Way has made the town a preferred residential hub for many urbanites. With Nairobi becoming too congested and continuously offering residents an expensive yet poor quality of life, many people...

Ruiru is one of Nairobis’ satellite towns located about 25 kilometers North East of Nairobi CBD. It sits in Kiambu county and has grown over the last 20 years to become one of the hottest real estate market especially in Land. According to the Hass land index, Ruiru is the second most appreciating satellite town in Kenya with Juja taking the lead. What I personally love about Ruiru is how diverse the...

The Kiambu property market is hot right now and everyone is looking to get a slice of it. With Kiambus proximity to Nairobi, availability of land and a serene environment many buyers looking to buy a plot to build their house in. Unlike Nairobi which is expensive, congested and flooded with apartments, Kiambu offers some of the best gated community lots at reasonable prices. The availability of land is...

Kitengela has been one of the fastest growing satellite towns in Kenya for the past decade. What was once a grazing area for the Maasai people, has slowly morphed into Nairobi’s bedroom giving areas like Thika road and Kiambu a run for their money.  Kitengela is located South of Nairobi about 32 Kilometers from the CBD. The area is home to about 220,000 residents from different walks of life making it a...

Buying property from the diaspora has proven to be a challenging activity for many Kenyans leaving there.  Dealing with the systems and laws of different countries which are in most cases not aligned makes the process of transferring money quite opaque. Kenyans who choose to embark on the journey towards property ownership have to deal with many moving parts; property due diligence, balance exchange...

One of the most popular debates you will ever hear among investment circles is the Real Estate Vs. Paper wealth (i.e., stocks, mutual funds) question. Most people try and argue which option is better over the other and on a typical day you are likely to find such debates going on Facebook, Quora and Reddit. The truth is that both forms of investment are in competition and proponents from both sides will...