Does Size Really Matter? Visiting a 23,000 Sq Ft. Kenyan-American Bel Air Manor East of Kisumu City!

[@busy-kimm]

Greetings from DC . Great content Wuon Odidi. Analysis is on point and pretty much what every home seeker should be aware of.

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks a lot!! I will be in DC this Thursday n Friday :)

[@busy-kimm]

@@WuonOdidi Welcome to DC Wuon. Am on the Hill, you can swing by - we can catch up on matters construction in our fair Kenya. It's such an experience. Unbiased experiences are golden.

[@rubanikq2]

Thanks for sharing another lovely build. That's perfection all through, and that's a HUGE hao!!!!! Hopefully, will see the finished product. Such videos are helpful to people planning to build their dream homes, especially whilst abroad. Also, don't hesitate to give us a load down on the rude shocks that crop up in terms of ufisadi during the building process. Who would have known the impact of water from the roof? Thanks again as always!

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks a lot for the support and feedback :) I hope to go back when it is all finished.

[@OdopaFoods]

You are really encouraging and influencing me to move back to Ghana and continue with The Asoyaa Foundation Community Library and Training Centre in the village which will serve the young people in Kumasi.🤩

[@WuonOdidi]

Yes!! I thought you are from Tamale??

[@OdopaFoods]

@@WuonOdidiYes, Tamale is my birth right. My mother and father are from Asante region of Ghana. And gave birth to me during the time my dad was stationed in Tamale as Bus inspector at Sakasaka town.

[@OdopaFoods]

@@WuonOdidi Do you know Tamale in Ghana?

[@lynlassiter5033]

Team Jael here! Road to 15K. Jonam support this wonderful information.

[@WuonOdidi]

Erokamano sana!!!

[@Nyadiemo69]

You honestly understand this ''building thing'',awesome review.

[@WuonOdidi]

Asante nyamin!!

[@RosslyneMaina]

This Chanel is super good for either beginners or people inspiring to build in future like myself. It's extremely informative. But try to upload twice a week😜. Am very mortivated❤❤. Good job bro!👊.

[@WuonOdidi]

Glad you enjoy it! I actually upload every other day..a minimum of 3-4 videos per week! Just search :)

[@jessenopiyoadory8031]

Wow! That's one humongous mansion Wuon Odidi, slightly bigger than ½ acre. Your channel is quite informative. Will share it with my diaspora siblings

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks a ton! It is massive!

[@bs9283]

Love it! Very informative. Welldone you 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks!!

[@winifredouma2173]

Culturally, there is a difference, American families can live as a unit, whereas Kisumu area people would want the children to have their own houses. The people who may visit don't have to go sleep somewhere else.

[@WuonOdidi]

Possibly!! though many Americans expect kids to move out sooner!

[@kasiy123]

I wouldn't care to build big in Kenya. I would rather have an outdoor kitchen and spend more time outdoors. Great content keep it up.

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks :) I love more outdoor space too!!

[@itscyberqueen13]

You are so right about the house being bigger when they start doing the foundation digging! I thought my house would fit on one plot but after leaving room for trees on the side for privacy the house is sitting on almost two plots now! I still like my house but I might have placed it differently if I had known 🤔

[@WuonOdidi]

YES!!!! I nearly fainted at the foundation :)

[@flinthomeintegratorsltd5395]

Size matters more for statement…. However, I believe that a luxury home has to be functional with all the creature comforts that you are accustomed to in the diaspora. We can help you achieve functionality with automation, Luxury home cinema, smart lighting, piped music, man caves, golf simulators etc.

[@WuonOdidi]

Absolutely :)

[@berylatieno6290]

Surely from the drone pics, such a house on a small potion of land is a no. I know land is an issue in some parts of Nyanza especially huko Siaya kwetu but such a house should sit on 5 acres plus. I hope the nearby land will be incorporated into the property.

[@WuonOdidi]

I hope so too!

[@alfredkiranga1237]

Great information. Quite an eye opener.

[@WuonOdidi]

Glad it was helpful!

[@greenhouse9833]

My goodness. The house is beautiful. Just how do you maintain such a huge unit from furnishings to cleaning to annual maintenance. In any case, I love the energy. Can you advise how l can buy land on your side of kisumu village and roughly what the cost would be?

[@WuonOdidi]

Maintenance and furnishing is definitely quite some work! I have folks who do land deals in my village: I can send them once I know your budget or simply link you with them: Generally you want to plan with 900k and above: email me at: [e-mail] if interested

[@Awuor62]

Eiii money is good Legit content 🎉

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks chogo!

[@stevelumumba1824]

Ikoni nginying'😂😂 this is the reason I am here 😂😂

[@WuonOdidi]

English is not englishing :)

[@OdopaFoods]

In Ghana is a common practice to use grills and mosquito net on your windows.

[@WuonOdidi]

How similar!! I did not know that!

[@OdopaFoods]

@@WuonOdidi I have noted that most Kenya houses do not have mosquito nets on their windows, but you use the nets around the beds.

[@RachealKibaiya-r2p]

This house is massive!

[@WuonOdidi]

Yes!! Its very huge!!

[@my0.02cents]

why do you keep calling it a hacienda? its a reference to the Spanish colonial era houses with a plantation. No one uses that super weird. Why not refer to the architectural design. Mc-mansion for more modern use. I love the analysis. Very very on point. Please do more like this.

[@otienojoyce5269]

It is a slung used by luos to refer to a mansion-like house...acienda😅

[@WuonOdidi]

It is a local slang :)

[@lakeinrocks]

This is definitely a McMansion. Called it the same when I watched this. It's humongous in a small lot. I know what Kenyans call hacienda and they are all so far from what a hacienda is. A hacienda is like it's own city. Main house, workers houses, plantations, some have chapels, schools even a health center for the workers. I smile every time I hear hacienda in Kenya😂

[@ShastaLevi]

Just because you haven't heard it being used doesn't mean it's not. We all know what a hacienda is only that in luo nyanza it's a slang used to refer to grand houses.

[@ShastaLevi]

​@@lakeinrocksYou are aware lot size vs the size of the house alone doesn't make a house a Mcmansion. A house can be appropriately sized to the lot size but still be a Mcmansion because of the architectural style used.

[@NyadiemoMinMor]

Definitely doing an awesome job!

[@WuonOdidi]

Thank you!

[@ruthn9381]

The corridors and some rooms seem small and dark for such a huge house!

[@WuonOdidi]

Possibly!

[@Tneo7]

What's the wall size in feet?

[@WuonOdidi]

I'm not sure but beleive its about 14ft

[@redsak5311]

Small homes are IT for me I am over big homes. Preferably with local raw materials.

[@WuonOdidi]

I hear you :) we all have different preferences!

[@SheilaNdiege]

Hello wuon Odidi it depends because some do that since it makes them happy

[@WuonOdidi]

Very true! I say..to each his own!

[@Sharonakoo]

Very nice content ❤.

[@WuonOdidi]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@louispov]

That house would cost 85 million building it in the nairobi surburbs

[@WuonOdidi]

Probably!!

[@Inconcept_interiors_studio]

Nice i like the architecture

[@WuonOdidi]

I do too!

[@yannad5615]

Jael sent me and now I’m sold

[@WuonOdidi]

Thank you so much :)

[@Nyadiemo69]

cant wait for this one

[@WuonOdidi]

YES!!

[@JosiNdongFarmsBondo]

YES

[@WuonOdidi]

Sure!

[@berualex8161]

Those are called Kajulu hills Nandi is way way far from there ...... Research mtu wangu research.

[@WuonOdidi]

You are probably right!

[@nickngunjiri4282]

Haciendas 😅

[@WuonOdidi]

YES :)

[@kevinopiyo1258]

I know what i will build

[@WuonOdidi]

Glad to hear that!

[@constellation35]

Very ridiculous houses.

[@WuonOdidi]

We have different opinions :)

[@collinskowino7823]

hi buddy kindly share roofer and mason coontacts thx

[@WuonOdidi]

Well, I do not have these guys contacts but I have folks who did my house. But, I can ask if you just need the folks who did this one. let me know