Last week we focused on the Eastern bypass. Click here to read part 1 of this series. The previous week we had focused on Kamiti road. Click here to read the article on Kamiti road.
Kenyatta road is the road on either side of the Thika Superhighway at exit 14. On the left side of the road as you head towards Thika from Nairobi, the road will lead you to Ichaweri and Gatundu. Ichaweri is a small village along Kenyatta Road in Gatundu South, Kiambu County. It is the rural home of two of Kenya’s presidents, Uhuru and his father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. The old Kenyatta preferred State House in Nairobi to the noisy crickets in Ichaweri, which he often complained of reminding him of the colonialists. For that reason, this road has benefited a lot from the association with this family.
Ruiru-Githunguri road (let’s just call it Githunguri road) has several similarities to Kamiti road.
Unlike many other roads in Ruiru, Githunguri road is not popular and is actually largely unknown by many people. This is because to access it you have to go through Ruiru town that’s off Thika super highway exit 11. In addition, most of the land along that road was and some still is vast coffee plantations spanning hundreds of acres. Most of the land subdivision along this road has been done from around 2010. The previous owners of some of these coffee estates (Stanley Githunguri, James Kanyotu and others) were able to hold off selling their land till about 15 years ago.
Githunguri road is the road that connects Ruiru town to Kwa Maiko, Githunguri town and Uplands town (off Nairobi-Nakuru Highway). This means that someone on Thika road or the general Mt Kenya region who wishes to go to Nakuru will not need to go through Nairobi but will instead use this road. The road is under construction by a Chinese contractor and will probably be completed sometime in 2021.
There are plans to expand Kamiti road into dual carriage to pass through Ng’enda road (This is a 40 meter wide road that passes through Tatu city), crossing Githunguri road and going all the way to Gatundu. Click here to read more.
There are several estates along this road. The biggest is probably Imani estate measuring over 800 acres, followed by Ukombozi estate measuring over 170 acres. Mhasibu sacco has two estates each measuring over 100 acres. Ruiru Greens phase 1 measures about 25 acres and phase 2 about the same acreage. All these are controlled residential estates and mostly surrounded by a perimeter wall allowing the plot owners to avoid incurring the extra cost of putting up individual perimeter walls. The green fences inside some of those estates look really nice. There are other smaller residential estates along the same road.
The residential plots along this road in gated estates are going from Kshs 2.7M – Kshs 4.2M per 1/8 acre plot depending on the estate and the level of development within the various estates. The commercial plots are priced higher. If you want to build immediately, the plots going from Kshs 3.5M for 1/8 acre will serve you well. If the plan is to build a residential house in another 3 to 5 years or you want a plot for speculation, then the Kshs 2.7m plots are the right option for you.
Tatu City, Sasini coffee and Yadini coffee estate are major landowners along this road. Sasini, Yadini coffee and a few other coffee estates along this road are still in the business of coffee planting and processing. This means that the tree cover along this road is very good.
The section of Tatu city that touches Githunguri road is their phase 2 which is currently under infrastructural development. Tatu city is a master planned city on 5,000 acres with immense opportunities for investment. Please click here to learn more about the opportunities in Tatu, like a “New Runda” where ¼ acre plots are selling from Kshs 13.7M and 2 bedroom apartments going for USD 44,000.
