The Eastern frontier is the
next area to invest in i.e along Eastern bypass and Kangundo road. As you
travel from the Nairobi Central Business District towards Tala through Kangundo
Road, you will notice massive construction works. The road that starts from
Outering Road has been seeing a lot of developments in real estate.
Infrastructure development
such as good roads, Power and security cameras is one major attraction of
investors in this area. The Machakos County Government has constructed roads,
including from Daystar University to Kangundo rd, Mlolongo interchange to
Kangundo rd and Kenya Meat Commission to Joska. The construction of Outering
road connecting Tajmall near Mombasa road and Thika road at Allsops, and the
Eastern bypass linking Ruiru from Mombasa road through Kangundo road. This has
eased traffic along Kangundo road significantly.
Lower cost and availability
of huge chunks of land is another major attraction. Land in this area is
relatively cheap compared to other counties like Kiambu, Kajiado and even the
other side of Mombasa road. A number of middle-class city dwellers have put up
their own houses on Kangundo Road, while private developers are also busy
putting up residential houses for rental and sales. Land along this areas has
appreciated in price significantly in past few years. Today, the same size of
land that’s was selling for between Shs 50,000 and Sh100, 000 five years ago is
selling at between Kshs 700,000 and Kshs 1.5Million. Water is also available on
site mostly borehole making this the next frontier for both settlement and
speculation.