See How Somalis in Eastleigh, Nairobi Pool their Money Together to Build

The real estate industry in Eastleigh, Nairobi, is one of the fastest-growing business investments, attracting private investors from Kenya and around the world.
This is due to the area's rapid urbanization and high housing demand.
Eastleigh has grown from a run-down neighborhood to a commercial hub in Nairobi, Kenya, thanks to constant construction and change over the last two decades.
Visitors who visited Eastleigh more than 20 years ago , would find a very different place than they did before the millennium.
And, given a large number of ongoing projects, it appears that change is just getting started.

[@salahmohamed1]

Hey guys, am back with another video from Eastleigh,Nairobi after a long break. Thanks for all the lovely comments in my previous Eastleigh video. Let me know your thoughts on the state of real estate in eastleigh in the comment below. meanwhile you can support my channel by liking this video and subscribing . Also watch my past reporting from here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqvaqyopbd2ntU

[@omerheello]

Why u guys didn’t mention, Somali’s From Somalia , who started from the bottom ! And bow they here !

[@salahmohamed1]

@@omerheello watch my past video from here, i did mentioned them kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqvaqyopbd2ntU

[@jambo3751]

Nikifika Eastleigh nitapotea yaani ni mabadiliko makubwa sana The last time kufika hapo ni 1993 Na nilikuwa nafikia section 6 street. Sasa naona kumefanana na DEIRA Dubai. I'm from Zanzibar Tanzania.

[@mohamedali-vy9hn]

Thanks for the content, can I make friendship and acquaintance with Somali girls

[@madiezancanellatl9205]

Every family has that one person who will break the family's financial struggle, I hope you become the one 😊

[@tfl4963]

💯💯🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@onlyme562]

Somalis build an empire of their own in Nairobi, proud of my people Masha allah.

[@abdikhanighesad8293]

Only me I see you every where somalis are mentioned a

[@Inagole4233]

But it has no future ..after the boom Wii come burst..it has no room for expansion..

[@aijaeugene2858]

You talk like there arent Kenyan somalis

[@ayannur9480]

Somalians are confused cats

[@doubleog2166]

​@sanyereyinagole4233 We know we don't have no future but yo guys will forever be our maids

[@user-il4cd3kw4n]

Somali are unique people that’s all am saying from Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤

[@listenup2882]

Eastleigh needs more green spaces. Put in some parks, squares and water fountains maybe bicycle lanes please.

[@MARK-nh4hx]

😅lol where is the space for that idea

[@Inagole4233]

Good point but it has reached its limit..the only way to go now is down ...

[@samuelkimani5909]

Great stuff, happy to see improving standards for our fellow Kenyans. Roads and drainage have to be looked into too.

[@VeeKayGreenerGrass]

And trees. kzbin.infoACstD5GCfQY?feature=share

[@reallifesomalilander441]

What About Green Parks, Swimming Halls And Training Centers

[@marco_1909]

I love that Eastleigh is changing for the better, however i dont like the planning and the architecture. We are creating urban jungles without regard for stuffs like natural lighting, most houses wont be receiving sunlight, no areas for our children to play. Ultimately it will affect our health. We need proper planning, not this random building standards we have at the moment.

[@abdijama3619]

True

[@schaudhry4976]

I agree heartily. You need green spaces to relax and for children to play. There are plenty of examples in other countries to check out

[@ismailaweys744]

It’s becoming African varavela slum no planing corruption has played big part god forbid if earthquake hits will be worst then Turky doggey builders Gate quick rich

[@CeEe_AaAa]

True

[@jameskariuki6341]

talk of green living

[@gilbertojode5073]

The Eastleigh community should conduct business seminars and invite people to business conferences from other counties to learn from them

[@lifehacks1019]

Nothing to learn from retailing dumped goods from China. Kenyans need to learn how to produce by manufacturing and value addition. By replicating what Eastleigh is doing in other counties, we will be exporting jobs enmasse and the badly needed dollars by buying Chinese finished products.

[@aayahenatours]

@@lifehacks1019 well said

[@gurhanthabo3317]

@@lifehacks1019 china is supplying goods to usa,Europe and other part of the world not only Eastleigh surely there's alot to learn from the dynamic of there business thrive

[@lifehacks1019]

@@gurhanthabo3317 Granted, China is supplying to those mentioned countries with developed economies and with strong purchasing power among it's citizenry. They can afford to "export" jobs to far off China for cheap labour and efficient chains of production. In Africa,we don't have such luxury and can't sustainably afford it long-term. With proper policies and investments, we can produce just as cheap and as efficient as China. China was at parity with most African countries in the 60s and 70s and it's out of their zeal and focus that they've managed to leapfrog into 1st world economy within a generation. As such, advocating for import merchants to chock and turn Kenya into one huge supermarket with imported trinkets won't help our already sorry state.

[@dcapybara7272]

@@lifehacks1019 Well said, sir.

[@KalelaChannel]

I spent a lot of time in Eastleigh in the last month and I fell in love with the place. I didn't live there but went there a lot. While the roads are bad, there is open sewer everywhere, and it is crowded as well, I have to say the place is still headed in the right direction. You can find literally anything there and you will find it cheaper there than anywhere else in the country, maybe even the region.

[@SVHGh]

poor urban planning in Eastleigh and other parts of Nairobi is a serious concern right now. The rapid sprout of high-rise buildings without enough clean water and proper waste management is a time ticking bomb for Nairobi city.

[@Adm9464]

True . Just few weeks ago a small child was killed by a debris that fall from one of this new buildings because the building he was in was smaller compared to the one that’s being built. Secondly this people are spending so much money on this buildings but trash and open sewers are everywhere. When it rains, people can’t cross 1st Avenue unless you use mkokotoni or people pushing carts to ferry people to the other side of 1st Avenue

[@Busia254]

Pooling money together and trust is what makes us different. Amazing video

[@ephraimblack5578]

The problem with most kenyans, is that they want to grow alone aka "selfish" .. 💯 what I have learnt from the kenya-somali community is that they work/ build together and grow together.. "selflessness". In which the bible commands. Thank you great people of Eastleigh may Jehovah bless you even more.🇰🇪👍🏾🇸🇴

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

I believe the Somali community work together due to Islam. Their primary focus on focus in life is Faith, Family, and Financial stability. Also, contrary to the lies and distortions against Islam by the establishment media and now by the so called "alternative media" as well, Islam is NOT a new religion. In fact, Jesus and all the other Prophets in the Bible were Muslims. Here's the proof… 1. Islam = Submission/Peace. 2. Muslim = One who submits to God peacefully. 3. Prostration = The ultimate way to submit to your Creator. 4. Muslims Prostrate by placing their heads on the ground to worship God. So how did Jesus and all the other Prophets prayed to their Lord in the Bible? Let’s take a look... 5. Jesus Matthews 26:39 39 "Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed" 6. Abraham Genesis 17:3 3 "And Abraham fell on his face: and God talked with him." 7. David 1 Samuel 20:41 41 “David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down three times, with his face to the ground.” 8. Moses and Aaron Numbers 20:6 6 "...they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them." 9. Joshua Joshua 7:6 6 “…fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.” 10. Solomon 2 Chronicles 7:3 3 "…they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ‘He is good; his love endures forever.” 11. Ezra Nehemiah 8:6 6 "Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground." 12. Revelation 7:11 11 "All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God." Muslims are just continuing what all the previous Prophets and Messengers in the scriptures did by submitting to Allah only. May Allah continue to have MERCY us, continue to PROTECT us, continue to FORGIVE us, continue to GUIDE us, and continue to BLESS us. Take care.

[@itgamingke]

South Sudanese in Kenya too are working together ❤️ 🇸🇸

[@user-it1hu5nv3p]

Sorry don't believe human dead and bible book contradiction

[@OsmanK699]

We should begin to replicate this model outside Eastleigh since huko kumejaa. Maybe suburbs around Thika, Kajiado etc..

[@chrislyonm]

This is extremely well done. This kind of well-structured content is just as important in bringing investors as the actual developments going up. Brilliant stuff my friend!

[@salahmohamed1]

Thank you Chris

[@suleymanali431]

30 Years ago i was in Eastleigh it was a bit different from now not populated no traffic jams if you see now it has grown very quick but now the problem is they are building and buildings and no drainage and sewerage system, when it is rainy you can't walk at some places and it needs to be clean .

[@thesoundofsilence1763]

In a number of dealings I've had with Kenyan Somalis, I've found them to have the highest level of trustworthiness in business, and when I praised them, they were not surprised because they pride themselves in it. I didn't find the same among many locals, and definitely not my folks

[@patriciamuenimulwa1808]

Thats true.

[@chapatimotosamurai]

So what will you do about it? Or are you also part of the problem of your locals?

[@osmanomohamedadhan1924]

😂trustworthyness is tauht both our religion and culture so thats the fact

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

​@@osmanomohamedadhan1924Then it would have been the case everywhere for Somalis. Kenyan Somalis got it right

[@osmanomohamedadhan1924]

@@mwanikimwaniki6801 human is to error no perfect man my dear so ukiona baadhi wanakosea ujue sio wote

[@giegor28]

They just need cleanliness, order in the developments, green spaces ,playgrounds and sanitation prioritized included in developments

[@yusufmohamed2481]

Government job!

[@patriciamuenimulwa1808]

​@@yusufmohamed2481it is but their property value will be determined by cleanliness. A simple underground bins and rubbish chutes like in europe are simple to incorporate in a building and effective.

[@robleyusuf2566]

That is upto the municipality

[@mr.ndirangumwaura9936]

The elephant in the room is the fact that a "Kenyan" can never get any property to rent....the discrimination in Eastleigh is as bad as apartheid

[@picsandvidstv1348]

If urban planning isn’t implemented, this place is gonna be the next slums. They need good roads, clean streets and some malls or markets!

[@itgamingke]

Basically they need Zoning

[@dinahawouragai2701]

It is already a slum

[@philiponkui8650]

I can clearly see the dilapidated houses..which i presume are slum-like being demolished for construction of modern houses...so how will you justify it will be a slum when its being improved?

[@aisthetic.art1]

@@philiponkui8650 Horizontal infrastructure is very important... Efficient clean water supply, Drainage, well planned out access roads without traffic jams, sewerage and garbage collection. Without those essentials, a concrete jungle turns into a slum.

[@VeeKayGreenerGrass]

And trees. kzbin.infoACstD5GCfQY?feature=share

[@itgamingke]

Eastleigh is amazing it just needs a well garbage collection infrastructure and renovated roads to look different

[@salahmohamed1]

You have hit the nail on the head!

[@chrislyonm]

How do we always find the same videos 😅 So true with the reliable garbage collection system. I wonder what the challenges are for not having one already reliably implemented and what needs to happen to get past whatever those obstacles are.

[@itgamingke]

@@chrislyonm lol that's the KZbin algorithm bro 😂 but I'm everywhere under any Kenyan content 🇰🇪

[@salahmohamed1]

@@chrislyonm the government and the Business community are now working on a reliable garbage collection system.

[@VeeKayGreenerGrass]

The County needs a solid waste management system

[@rexmajoong5145]

Government should improve infrastructure of eastleigh

[@GeeGee-he5ti]

Its amazing how much human can achieve if they come together and be trustworthy . I once joined a group with similar ideas, little did i know it was a scam

[@chapatimotosamurai]

😢

[@SuperBayara]

the somalis trust setups goes deeper than what is discussed here. it is culture deep. if one messes up then they can track em down all the way to their village where they will be answerable to a baraza.

[@bilefaarah7229]

​@@SuperBayaraso true. Even your own family will bring you to justice, even if takes 10-20 years, you will pay back one day.

[@abdijama3619]

Wow what a change I have been gone too long, I remember late 80s and early 90s Eastleigh was different.. i missed it

[@timmusumba5846]

Omar Ibrahim and Maurice Aketch explained themselves really well on the issues at hand!

[@Abdul-Wa-Town]

I was born there, I can tell these days I feel like I don't belong. The Eastleigh of 80s and 90s was better, cleaner and safer.

[@salahmohamed1]

alot has changed

[@dinahawouragai2701]

Absolutely!The madness going on their is unacceptable

[@bongasasa3895]

Chips at sunset chipo! Morning shows at sun city kick arse Kung fu films, basket ball at 7th street, play land @ 10street football at ziwani grounds those were the days

[@Abdul-Wa-Town]

@@bongasasa3895 usisahau zambarao za melawa.

[@bongasasa3895]

@@Abdul-Wa-Town Wah.. now that takes me back, these days mta ni kind of funky but you know sisi ma Original Islii dwellers were always welcoming and will continue being accommodating so long as watu wako productive and adding value!

[@Maawiye-hw4gx]

Eastleigh is the biggest Stated of Nairobi I like it...for business, people, school and etc

[@dwamburu1]

You are doing a great job Sir. Your vlogs are inspiring and eye opening to us in the diaspora.

[@salahmohamed1]

Thank you sir

[@gallad2052]

the way you are filming is another level always brilliant bro

[@salahmohamed1]

thanks Gallad

[@itgamingke]

BBB Mall will look amazing when complete can't wait to see how it will turn out

[@mengichlagat]

I was in Eastleigh 20 years ago. I must say, its 7 times bigger than what I thought

[@davidrussells2006]

Great narrative skills, love to hear the Somali English always. It proves one thing, there's strength in diversity.

[@corvusglaive5769]

Looks like the residents need to do a much better job in electing representatives. Seems like they elect nonperformers. There is no way such a bustling region could be struggling with such poor infrastructure. Maybe their MP should visit Embakasi East for benchmarking. All those roads need to be tarmacked.

[@muritujamlick5534]

I love Eastleih. It’s only the roads and the drainage system that is the problem. I wish the government could fix this problem

[@heraldloshi1864]

Thanks Salah for the good work.

[@aliisseh5987]

Good job, Salah. Great content as usual. Keep it up. In Eastleigh' though, no parks however tiny. Trees, green spaces,.sanitation, refuse collection and good roads would make Eastleigh wonderful and livable. Hope they can do something about these things in their plans.

[@salahmohamed1]

Thanks Ali

[@techdailyafrica]

The government needs to give Eastleigh more attention. Its infrastructure is not upto standard but the people are most hardworking

[@malcolmodoy2651]

They need to clean up the streets, stop throwing rubbish on the streets and tarmac the roads. A lot of work to be done.

[@theancientsancients1769]

That's the government responsibility! Not the investors

[@maramglo]

THANKS to the Somalis for their courage to continue life abroad

[@jameskeen8293]

Go and develop Somalia first ...this is piracy money

[@alimasiga8422]

When I was in college in 1996 I stayed in Eastleigh section 4. When I visited Eastleigh in 2016 I was shocked the quick development I saw. You can pray and do any activity in an easy way.

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

Amazing work. This is a city in a city

[@Ishmaelnzioka]

I love the growth in this hub

[@812sf3]

Somalis really are Africas best Entrepreneurs. Insha Allah they will go back to Somalia and do the same

[@rockmoneymedia3607]

Somalis who are buliding eastligh are from northern parts of kenya somalis from somalia are building Mogadishu know the difference

[@mwangiirungu3670]

This are Kenyans of Somali tribe

[@tojouhidatora4307]

@@mwangiirungu3670somali is not a tribe. Its a nationality.

[@mwangiirungu3670]

@@tojouhidatora4307 its a tribe ....

[@tojouhidatora4307]

@@mwangiirungu3670 i am somali. I am telling you. Its like saying “kenyan” or “Sudanese” there are many tribes in kenya and many tribes in sudan. And many tribes in somalia. So a somali is basiclalh saying like a kenyan or sudanese

[@Abdull_ke]

Was waiting for it. Another level

[@salahmohamed1]

Thanks bro

[@jerrymbola]

Great insight Mohammed 👍

[@Joendutitv]

Good job 👏🏾👏🏾.. this is some hard work💪

[@joeakoko8069]

Kazi safi bro.

[@rodgerskithi8600]

Our Somali brothers are doing an amazing job.sisi wenyeji ni ukabila tu.

[@MambaAfrica]

Love it keep up the good work new subscriber.

[@miltononduto7196]

Amazing content the intro and subscribed, keep following to learn from you congratulations

[@salahmohamed1]

Welcome Milton, thanks

[@uniqueko]

mashallah, good work brother. excellent content

[@simonjomo]

Excellent work

[@JK-fu7qh]

This in not the same area i grew up in many years ago!! Amazing!!!

[@kadiyeshire9478]

Thanks boss great job 👍👍👍👍👍

[@samsonmunialo7555]

Great work.

[@SHAGA-OAN.]

Thanks 4 your Information.

[@daudabdi3175]

Keep going my brother salah

[@salahmohamed1]

thanks bro

[@onsongoisaiah1130]

Great article. Keep it up.

[@salahmohamed1]

thanks

[@john_kamau]

The Quality of the contents 🔥🔥

[@faustieibica8529]

Good stuff there, I've worked with some of Eastleigh guys, very trustworthy

[@LarryNgetich]

Now I see why those 660cc cars are so popular in Eastleigh. They are the easiest cars to drive there with all the congestion.

[@noelwasonga1454]

Poa sana brother,maendeleo ndio tunataka Kwa kazi nzuri

[@salahmohamed1]

Asante sana kaka

[@authormargaretkimani2064]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@dickensmccain3129]

more Eastleigh business videos. Good job

[@salahmohamed1]

Thanks, will do!

[@hassanm.5291]

The worst roads we’ve ever seen. Extremely dangerous buildings and unsafe, worst traffics and unplanned unorganized buildings.

[@jamalkhedira2398]

*NICE CONTENT*

[@hassanm.5291]

Extremely unsafe, sub standard buildings and structures put up for get quick rich minded people who have never followed any rules in their lives. Government must step in and save lives fellow citizens!

[@Adm9464]

Very true. Just few weeks ago a small child in his home was killed by debris falling from the constructed building because his home was smaller than the one being built. There are no regulations for safety by any authority. The buildings are not watered as much or less cement is used , often they do more sand which makes the building crack just in the first year. So I believe it’s a disaster waiting.

[@lawrencenjagi6868]

Very peculiar, county governents in north eastern region have little to nothing to show for devolution funds but suddenly, skyscrapers are allover this place 🤔.

[@hassanm.5291]

Absolutely, corruption and Bribery has a place in Kenya!

[@kibetkeiyo]

Yea and in the whole world

[@bongasasa3895]

Trust firm handshake makes things move faster and cut down all unnecessary huddles! Trust worthiness has premium in islii!

[@yasom1929]

Road issues they should Fix it

[@mitchkaka4581]

The interviews👍🏿

[@Abu-Hamza254]

Besides development roads and sanitation is always a problem in Eastleigh

[@nimowairimu897]

I hope they can keep it clean !!

[@MARK-nh4hx]

Nice piece...how i remember those day when the only "mall"was a two storey garissa lodge ...but i see no changes in solutions for eternal problems of sewerage, dumping and jams..if the producer would have interviewed hon sakaja or any county official on why they keep on ignoring the goose that lay the golden eggs for our biggest city.

[@nyashgerald3585]

Part 2 and good job bro

[@salahmohamed1]

thanks bro

[@ezraondaratv]

Eastleigh is truly changing.

[@mosessolomon6889]

I know the Eastleigh of the bygone years. Now it looks more and more like Bangladeshi city.

[@ceotodaykenya]

Good work

[@francischepkwony-ts3jq]

This is what we want to know about Nairobi.

[@saimzmuiruri]

Awesome

[@omolianoofficial7486]

Upload more videos like this

[@aleksanderkuncwicz7277]

I wish you more construction projects in Africa.

[@voicefm1369]

The problem with Muslims is that they are transparent with togetherness. This is nice bwana.

[@bongasasa3895]

That’s not true Islii business might be Somali dominated but who do we do business with not just Muslims but we are open to all and they comeback again and again when they see for themselves the value of trust and honesty! That’s what islii offers but never be fooled their are waIslamu wa korofi too! No boundaries in business

[@ichooseviolence2532]

You will be surprised to find out Eastleigh imeshikililiwa na Kikuyu's and Somalis. Somalis seem like they have dominated the area since they live there and Kikuyu's don't live there but have very many businesses there

[@mosesodhis365]

How good if it was done in a new site ie Isiolo or another town like Kisumu

[@MohamedShemote-zc1pz]

My brother and sisters we are all to thank Kenya to allowed Somali here

[@ronaldakuku]

The electric cable should be underground the streets are so narrow need some expansion the development is so individual let the government do its part

[@heraldloshi1864]

We should have more Eastleighs in the Counties.

[@klauskapalle6768]

Everything is build with black money!!!

[@fidelwaimiri1171]

Africa on the rise

[@mohamudm.jillaow2996]

If issues of infrastructure, drainage are not addressed, Eastleigh will soon be a vertical slum. Granted, the business is good now. However, our community need to invest sustainable business not what we are currently engaged.

[@shuaibjama807]

A booming business area creat business and factories.

[@baskilyare]

Kenya government should make roads if this guys is investing the government should thier jobs

[@jameskimani5414]

Nice

[@passport_light]

I was living there for one year definitely i will come back one day its beautiful area i like there

[@kabagemark6502]

Muslims are smart and Awesome. I don't know who created this bad narrative that they are terrorist.

[@bongasasa3895]

Every group of people have funky ppl hiding among them when we see beyond that it will be win win for all. Let’s just shutdown bad energy

[@banadiryussuf8875]

That manenos western people created and they amongst the creator's of that chores

[@axela3077]

Which western nd was hit by them at westgate😮

[@kaymyter7988]

Western country .they bought media .that there agenda

[@TheTororist]

are they connected to a county trunk sewer ama kila mtu na septic tank yake?

[@ctgal9698]

If adequate planning is not implemented to secure improved roads, sanitation collection, green open spaces and parks this will end up like the slums of Mumbai

[@JohnMwangi-jv3pp]

How much is average rental prices 4 business stalls

[@Inagole4233]

If certain actions are not taken this boom will become burst...this area has already reached its maximum capacity..in order to contribute properly to the economy the planners must have a vision..for instance the military base has no business being in overpopulated area..the roads are narrow and underground parkings should be planned for..aresting square for shoppers is necessary.. otherwise one day eisteliegh will be another ghost of the past..

[@charitynjokivlogs7897]

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[@salahmohamed1]

Thanks Charity