The Growth of Ruaka Town in Kiambu County, Nairobi Metro Area Kenya // Ndenderu to Two Rivers

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[@nataliekhanyola5669]

They should plant more trees, especially along the streets. Kenya should develop a habit of planting trees in urban areas and along highways, roads and side walks. I'm in Rwanda and they do this everywhere, it's great.

[@bwanjiku]

Watching as many Ads to the end. Gotta support this channel.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you so much

[@VicSeezzo]

I just love seeing our beautiful country develop, it doesn't matter the speed we're developing with but the important thing is we're making great moves. Thanks brother for sharing

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Karibu sana

[@jambo3751]

Napenda mtu kama wewe unaependa nchi yako(mzalendo)Mimi naipenda nchi yangu ya Tanzania na Rais wangu Magufuli. Ni Rais anaetuletea maendeleo kwa speed sana.

[@jaonthemove3956]

Good mate...it's not a race...it's a journey which you guys enjoy it along the way.

[@user-kr9ei6zj5u]

I remember Ruaka when it was just run-down shacks on the side of the road

[@mstevens832]

Cant believe it too wacha tusonge mbere

[@corretnganga3873]

Good Job African traveller. Huko ni nyumbani kabisa. You are making a lot of people happy. Smiling as I watch🤗...Your birthday date video was also quite good. It's wonderful to see motherland in other aspects as well + all it's glory.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you

[@GamerZz-yk3mf]

It’s time Kenya does something About kibera mathare and babadogo

[@jeffchurum1431]

Mkuru kwa njenga and kawangware

[@mstevens832]

Yes build affordable housing but since kenya is Kenya make sure those house are given priorities to those who lives there first and those who deserves not to the riches.

[@michelleakinyi6454]

Those areas are cashcows and are used as political weigh ins so they can't be eradicated completely

[@mstevens832]

@@@michelleakinyi6454 True they can afford to build those slum 8 to 10 Billions per slum can be Materialised by youll hear those politician owning more than 10 houses each

[@mstevens832]

@@michelleakinyi6454 They won't be buying land is just loking care of those living there shelter wise build in stages monerden flats can be can be achieved in. Month's

[@presidentofkenya6896]

I love how you deliver the statement at 2:30 with a straight face

[@itgamingke]

🤣🤣

[@mohammedmamo6177]

Look at how beautiful and developed central Kenya is and they still complain.things are different here in coast.

[@ruthnjoroge6314]

Great job, well done Afrikan Traveller

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you.

[@anthonygwolobonsuk9666]

Great work and thanks for the whole world beauty of Kenya, let them know Kenya is not banana Land again, I wish time after the lockdown you should take us to nakuru town or kisumu town

[@mstevens832]

Naivasha/Nakuru love those places Good vibes

[@shemkim2569]

Great content sir!!!💪💪💪

[@iain.]

Concrete buildings with pink or lime green lines has to be one of the strangest design choices I've seen.

[@evanswaithira3223]

Thanks bro, was looking forward for Ruaka town view. Very beautiful nice one mate 👍🏽

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you

[@evanswaithira3223]

Afrikan Traveller boss how can someone get in touch with you or give some contributions due to your good work....

[@chumbaamalelthedoc8816]

Thank you so much for the info.

[@tiktak1448]

Why do we use the fertile land to build when neglecting arid and semi arid regions meant for settlements I see all those buildings I see maize, tea, coffee, potatoes, etc plantations and daily farming if you want to develop kenya go north and east leave the highlands Destroying the country food security

[@giffinpter254]

Simple the position of nairobi.... It's not about fertility of the land it's about being close to the city and jobs

[@tozzykorn4021]

Sad sight

[@legalwrits2421]

The capital should have been moved to the arid areas. There was such talks in the 90s but people in government were too corrupt to imagine the corruption opportunities that abound in shifting the capital to arid areas.

[@nataliekhanyola5669]

True, that's why I don't want Karen or Runda to become development sites. We should also invests in de-centralizing our cities and develop machacos, kisumu and other smaller towns and cities. Not everyone can or should live in Nairobi.

[@corkscrewakia]

Who is funding all this building and development in Kenya ?

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Beautiful videos on Kenya new towns. A couple of comments though. I noticed a lack of recreational areas like tennis courts, play areas for basketball, running tracks, swimming etc. Also there must be Park areas as well as gardens art centres for community get together otherwise these areas become sterile and the kids drift away...Let's design Afrikan centred and functional towns.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

So sad people are busy constructing without such considerations

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Alert the local government so that they can enforce proper Afrikan communities through town planning laws.

[@njengamwaura3257]

Hi bro.thankyou finally ruaka yetu is here

[@elizabeththuo7068]

Good looking Rwaka .. fantastic journey .. keep it up bro ..

[@gordonokumu1337]

I wish Kiambu county or Ruaka sub-county (if that's a thing) could have some sort of urban planning for this upcoming city. It seem to me like anyone who owns a plot in this area can just build whatever they want. (nothing wrong with building) I just want to see clear streets and an organized city that expands outwards rather than getting tangled in the center like Nairobi. Some city planning is needed not only here but in all major upcoming towns in Kenya!

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Ruaka Seriously needs some form of urban planning.

[@allan8877]

Bro that is the whole Kenya. We have uncontrolled development making towns very ugly

[@paulngugi6352]

Recreation centers, parks among others are lacking

[@eliteresidencyrealestate]

Finally my home town. I have been waiting for this. Thank you so much. Watching to the end.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Finally 😊😊

[@eliteresidencyrealestate]

@@AfrikanTraveller Thanks for a job well done. You're just the best brother.

[@mstevens832]

Feel like niko home getting better and better +44

[@natureworld295]

Is there uninhabited land between the town and Nairobi ?

[@benjaminwaswa8142]

Comprehensive footage, there is no shortage of views. Few can meet this level of satisfaction.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thanks Bro.

[@johnmumbe1738]

I have been living in ruaka for the last 8 years I can tell you ruaka has changed

[@kamandenjuguna5103]

Did you know that Ruaka derives its name from the river that flows through it called Ruaraka river? The word Ruaraka is coined from the Kikuyu name 'Rui rwa Aka'', which means the river of women. Legend has it that 'agu na agu', women were circumcised by the river. Now you know.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Wow!!! Thank you for the amazing facts. Ruaka seem to be living up to its name with women.

[@kamandenjuguna5103]

@@AfrikanTraveller 😂😂😂 Nice one.

[@charlamadnessthadog5553]

probably in 1940s at most. most original inhabitants of ruaka all the way heading to ndenderu knew each other by family or last names of family

[@AfrikanTraveller]

@@charlamadnessthadog5553 Wow! Things have really changed to an extent neighbors in the same apartment do not know each other.

[@chumbaamalelthedoc8816]

Aww! Thanks for that bit of history.

[@leroyjackson4670]

My Brother I'am on tour with you today and I'am enjoying every minute of it. My best wishes to you and your family . I was with you when you met and talked to to I Marowa the blogger that travel the world I used to follow him daily. Now I follow you.If I can get back to Nairobi I"am never coming back to America. Best wishes my Brother .

[@tonym.7975]

I’m a local resident. Wish landlords could join hands and fix access roads. in rainy season they are terrible. Waiting for county government could take decades. Same applies to lighting at night and not just in Ruaka but other neighborhoods. It looks beautiful from the air but this is another Githurai loading. Several buildings have collapsed in the area while under construction. Crime has also increased in recent years esp car jacking. Huge disparity in rent, you will find say a two bedroom almost similar houses in same area with a difference of 10k. Water is also another issue, it’s not enough due to huge population explosion. Most comes from boreholes which can be salty and have long lasting damage on teeth esp on kids. Sewerage does not exist, the stench from many endless “honey sucker” trucks is suffocating. Private schools are a robbery and extortion. I have seen Ruaka going from good to worse. Learn from other messed up estates like Buru buru, Umoja and South B. They were once nice and beautiful esp in the 80s and 90s. Good thing about Ruaka is access to Nairobi CBD, country side feel, diverse people of all backgrounds and ages and lots of easily available and cheap agricultural foodstuffs from nearby farms.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

We'll put Bro, hope someone in authority gets to see the issues you've raised.

[@letsgrowandprosper6562]

@Afrikantraveller Have you done a video on the Ngong Kibiko area? I know it’s less developed but the scenery is beautiful and maybe give ideas to those looking to buy?

[@chesshudsen4643]

Great video as always. You never disappoint. Can you make south b & c drone video. Thanx.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

You can't fly around those areas thanks to Wilson and JKIA😀

[@6mundu]

you've done a good job. lets keep Kenya growing. try to fly your drone a bit lower next time if possible

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I will thank you.

[@oasis5683]

I stayed in Ruaka las year for one week nice greenery scene.

[@jeffchurum1431]

Wonderful bro

[@teenjeri103]

Ruaka its calm and cool place

[@PondaMaliTunes]

Good Job. The Kiambu County government should play its part by tarmacing the feeder roads in Ruaka, not just collecting parking fees and business licence charges. This town is on a growth trajectory for the next decade and needs serious investment in water and sewerage services.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Kiambu needs to wake up, lots of horizontal infrastructure missing

[@stevenjoru5467]

Kiambu county management take a cue from the Nairobi expansion plans and take full advantage. Kiambu is no longer farm land😢 Let Kiambu shine## PLAN!! Create value!!! The biggest piece of land in Ndenderu is a 1/4 what meaningful agriculture can be done. Lets create industries to process produce from the rift and have quality living quarters in Ndenderu, Ruaka, Banana, Wangige etc.

[@williamwebbs1952]

So awesome and looks very progressive

[@AfrikanTraveller]

It is!

[@maxafricanus6489]

Kenya Infrastructure is really developing

[@mstevens832]

When I miss home always find myself here Bro.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Karibu Bro.

[@safari2545]

I see a mix of beautiful buildings and ugly buildings. I believe beauty will win in the long run, since they attract more likely to attract tenants and also willing to pay more.

[@doctorharry]

Those ugly one's ziki pigwa finnishinv poa zipakwe rangi Zita kuwa sawa,

[@peternganga6804]

Hi Can you do one for mwimutomwimuto-wangige area.This a vargin market in terms of development.

[@dengkuol1483]

Watching from Australia. Give us changes are happening in madaraka west and highrise suburb. When you reach hundred explore other capital city of east Africa. Thanks.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you, Mada I can only show the road views as you can not fly coz of Wilson...

[@AfroJamaican]

Hey my brother; can we get an update on the town?

[@njengamwaura3257]

Hey afrikan.any hint on what is being planned as far as feeder roads(infrastructure )because the area looks like its really lacking infrastructurewise.

[@mstevens832]

Huko kazi inaendelea vizuri that 17 .5 Billions Souther bypass iki isha mtaona iko. No tunnel over pass kila kitu mambo bando

[@sakiman8825]

Slowly turning to concrete jungle lakini nice videos bro

[@danwayne786]

Kazi safi. La Fire kanileta hapa

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Asante Sana.

[@billykiprop4818]

Enyewe ukinunua tshirt LC Waikiki, utapata kila mtu amevaa. This is one of my favourite tshirts

[@kevinstuart6341]

Amazing

[@jimg1056]

Hi bro.Was one of those that recommended Ruaka- because I know there is great devpt happening there.Barabara enyewe zinaharibu na tu mjengo tuingine no offence😂 lakini hatutachoka kuhustle hadi tutransform Kenya.Slow but sure devpt.Nayo national na county govt zifanye kazi yao!

[@benjaminwaswa8142]

Government let us down. Private individuals are lot doing the heavy lifting. The govt’s job is to provide the necessary infrastructure like roads, water, sewage, communication etc. and provide guidance/planning then private sector pick from there. I am optimistic we will get there.

[@mstevens832]

Southern bypass iko na overpass mingi na Tunnel mob ata hapo Gacarage saa hii na abiwa wana do Tunnel wameruka Ndenderu kidogo they haven't full sorted mambo ya Mashamba home tuko

[@gladysnjeri7543]

Nice one

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Karibu

[@cyruskibiku2276]

Niliishi dederu back in 2010,to 2016 but man I saw ruaka changing

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Hiyo place imetransform sana over a very short period of time.

[@kevohwapipelinetransami4351]

*Am ur big fan and follower of your channel can you do for us a video showing aerial view of Pipeline Embakasi please if you won't mind... my suggestion though 😎😎😎😎 waiting for ur feedback .. i will be glad to watch it*

[@idachirufus7365]

Does anybody know if it's easy getting a shop to rent in ruaka town. The rent should be between 10 and 20k? I am looking to relocate my business there.

[@jumuisha]

My home town 🤗

[@sathz1]

Nice video ! Can I have the name of the song at 3:24 please?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Y&V- Line.

[@mstevens832]

Thanks Bro? Can see can see you decided to visis my home Town pitia home for cup of tea. Be blesed

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Ilibidii nimerudi backyard

[@mstevens832]

@@@AfrikanTravellerIle Email sikuipata poa sana last time njuu number tunakusukuma kidogo chukua yangu niambie uki ipara ni delete watu wengine ni subua

[@bellaolum9515]

Is Ruaka a town? It is part of Nairobi

[@amgaku]

@@bellaolum9515 Kiambu County.

[@mstevens832]

@@@bellaolum9515 Its 17 min drive to the cicy actually as kids they was bigs signboard there wellcome to Nairobi other sise wellcome to Kiambu was under Karuri Munispality now up to Ndenderu its Nairobi Metropalitan

[@sultanadam5529]

Hello bro you are doing a good job... Just want to know if you get a licence for your drone cuz I want ti get one ?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you, yes you have to get a license, we have a procedure online

[@philiponkui8650]

with additional horizontal infrastructure its much better than daresalaam

[@abu-hasheem6422]

Once again Nairobi is really beautiful, but it is better to improve public facilities such as bus terminals and markets which we really beat you here in Tanzania especially in our big towns, also and those poorly constructed buildings which finally they collapse in a shameful way.....😊😊much love AFRIKAN TRAVELLER...♥️♥️

[@micheni734]

True. As a Kenyan I really admire what you guys are doing with the bus terminals.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Tanzania is doing great in bus terminals and the whole organization of the public transport. We can borrow from that.

[@micheni734]

@@AfrikanTraveller Sure, we have alot to learn.

[@eastafricanforever3457]

Sio rahisi hivo huku, Acquiring land in TZD for development projects is easy and cheap due to ujamaa,here in Kenya a small space in town is hard to acquire and together with too much land grabbing.

[@natureworld295]

Not poorly constructed , Nairobi is a swamp 😂😂😂

[@watsarob]

Th name ruaka meaning th river of women 'ruèrwaka ..apparently ladies used th river 2..

[@charlamadnessthadog5553]

for circumcision..our grandmas from 1940s

[@dhakomodherooherokoko6037]

Wow

[@2.0BuzzDre]

We need update on express way tafathali

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Express way haina activities mob sahii on the ground

[@marymwende8589]

Nice place if i may ask how much does a plot coast 50 by 100

[@dt1wach206]

Dont even ask i live there? 20 yrs ago yes today. Very expensive

[@sarahjustice526]

I love sin Rwaka in 2011,it was very dull

[@AfrikanTraveller]

It's the current sin city of Kenya

[@mushken65]

Good work but I don't like concrete jungles with no open space for kids and adults to walk or relax

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Sure, something most property developers overlook currently.

[@doctorharry]

After Alma ridge they were to build cyton tower let's hope they will keep their word.

[@briangich389]

Unfortunately it won’t happen it was cancelled

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Too bad it was cancelled ☹️

[@doctorharry]

It would have been so nice

[@doctorharry]

@@AfrikanTraveller I think badi will now approove it 😅

[@BrasceLahtney]

Hi would you please would you please make a video on the greater Nairobi metropolitan region,,,, like would you please explain up to where this region get up,,,, this region is silently the largest urban area in East Africa,,,, but there is little to no information about it,,,, most people know of Nairobi county,,, like most people don't even know how huge this urban area is

[@donnajoe4442]

I wish the new developments would look organized so that we don't replicate kayole, githurai, pipeline all over the country.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

True, if we don't take care itakua hivyo.

[@abaspaziahuseinpazia3607]

Aki saaii ruaka iko poa nimetoka , zamani ,, 2017, gai

[@jackmuraguri1836]

Hello Afrikan Traveller, the Limuru road was renamed to Wangari Maathai Road.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

The road that was renamed Prof Mathai Road is Forest Road not Limuru.

[@jackmuraguri1836]

@@AfrikanTraveller There was such a debate but maybe it was shelved. Please next travel to Ushago towns like Murang'a, Nyeri, Kerogoya, Meru, Embu and Nanyuki. It would be nice to see the Central Kenya rural landscape. Also inform on the drone you use. I would like to buy one but the varieties are like sand on the beach

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Maybe it was shelved, yes I will be traveling upcountry in the very near future. The Drone is DJI Mavic 2 Pro

[@stevenjoru5467]

Forest road Not Limuru road

[@maryjohn1436]

👍

[@SaintNjuguna]

Ruaka should be a farmland not an urban area lets tate buildings to Nairobi East

[@nataliekhanyola5669]

Yes, we need more regulation and structure when it comes to urban planning and building. We should east and up not west.

[@abdoabakar3261]

👍👍💪🇰🇪💖🇪🇹

[@bookaltd]

I've seen my house

[@idlerest6623]

Are you sure it's northern bypass.......I thought it's Eastern

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Eastern Bypass starts from Cabanas and ends in Membley Ruiru

[@rubiconarchitects8835]

western bypass ruaka kikiuyu coming up

[@stevenjoru5467]

Ndenderu and Banana not too visible

[@trawwwke]

The video is about Ruaka not ndenderu or banana

[@esthernafula1093]

The place is good, but I don't like those lines on buildings

[@the_kenyan_villager254]

Business wise na housing vipi, ni expensive or ni kila mtu

[@dtwach6820]

Very expensive housing especially two rivers is down the street...business very good

[@dt1wach206]

Very expensive today?? i live in ruaka...business wise mmmmh too many supermarkets now and with two rivers down the street you have to very care what you start???housing. 35k to 100k depending on what side of town you live😂😂

[@nahyialetomia9284]

Used to be a dangerous place with muggers and killers

[@wanjalajack4768]

Ruaka 5422 5:08

[@jobnjihia939]

You had to say alot of women😂😂

[@AsigeAlex]

Hi Afrikan Traveller, I would like to write you an email. What is your email address?

[@allangodi3041]

u look more brown, hop u havent gotten the vybz kartel cake soap recipe

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Hahaha never.

[@allangodi3041]

@@AfrikanTraveller big up bro, nyc job

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Nairobi from above is simply a concrete jungle in a real jungle. What is letting down. Kenya is issue of land any major building project must be delayed by court proceedings making project costly pinacle towers cynton towers Aviv, why can't the authority zone this areas digitise land records for clarity and remove burecracy.

[@dwightthompson8984]

Just one main road and so many buildings too much clutter and not enough infrastructure.

[@bensonndungu1099]

Apo kwa women 🤗🤗🤣

[@AfrikanTraveller]

😂😂😂

[@Itaataacademy]

whoever gave you the idea of writing some briefs about the place you are about to visit can catch a bottle on my tab.not good to assume your audience are familiar with some household town names

[@Itaataacademy]

and knowing this came shortly after showing us a new face on your birthday,i dont need to think too hard who the person is

[@Itaataacademy]

now please ask her to help make it a little shorter

[@picsandvidstv1348]

🤣🤣aki wewe!

[@peterkipkoechgooner1125]

Beautiful women?😷😂

[@kimanih6903]

What a waste of arable land!!!! Hii ingekua kitchen garden ya Nairobi.

[@rayray8137]

Remember,in GHC, rural urban migration?? that's what happened

[@b1k873]

Iko too close to towns for it not to be a residential area. Maybe inaeza kuwa area ya smart farming pia.

[@kimanih6903]

Somebody who inherited a quarter here akaiuza 8m, how much would they be making per month selling vegetables in city park and ngara? I believe in less than 10 years he would have made that 8m, the land would still be his, na halipi rent and goes to work in cbd everyday. Anyway, ninahesabia mali sio yangu.

[@rayray8137]

@gritt orisen ruaka is kiambu as a resident of kiambu county I can tell you that we have "foreigners' living amongst us,by that I mean this is Kikuyu land but people from other communities and tribes ndio wamejaa huku, you rarely see kikuyu's moving out of here yet kisii's,Luo's lughya' ndio tenants anywhere in kiambu,am telling you from what I know actually their becoming more than us locals .and the other kikuyu's you see around are from areas such as muranga,nyandarua etc that's what I mean by rural urban migration the villages have no opportunities so most communities fled here for greener

[@annebonny8086]

A lot of ugly buildings. But some nice ones as well.

[@benjaminwaswa8142]

Bad or ugly we don’t care. Sweet home sweet!!!

[@techwealthalchemy]

That a middle-class neighborhood. It is expected.

[@dtwach6820]

Yeah where is your building???

[@johnmumbe1738]

You this is not a Chinese land

[@dt1wach206]

You never been to rwaka ha??

[@edwinatandi2906]

U talk too much than action

[@williamwebbs1952]

So awesome and looks very progressive

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you! Cheers!