The Rising Upper Hill, Nairobi: Can one work and live in this neighbourhood?

[@lydiathomas2905]

From Tanzania, i can't compare. i like Kenya so much... Karibuni Tanzania

[@kenyandamu]

Karibu Kenya dadangu!

[@briopalumpus8676]

karibu kenya

[@ShadIsIrungu]

Hello Lydia. Shad Mcgregor

[@kingkevin442]

Thank u sis

[@dylankanyubi3700]

Napenda Tz

[@wanjiru2556]

As Kenyans we are also very good at constructive criticism and then absolutely good at just criticism ! If only we had more people working to find solutions than just finding fault with others contributions..the best place to start is " what am I doing to change what I want to see change"?

[@marvinrandich2128]

one of the few wise comments around the comment section...Kenyans have trained themselves to believe that everything good we see must be stolen

[@marygekonge5983]

Finally the only wise comment

[@jesternyatogo5306]

Absolutely.

[@rickkariuki4523]

this is very true we fall short in recognizing our accomplishments.

[@JanescrochetCIY]

Very true!

[@abdirahmanadawa5969]

Kenya is growing the only think we can do is to stop corruption in Kenya . Our land is blessed

[@westmax8491]

I doubt if it is growing, yes there is infrastructure growth but not when it comes to the people. There is no rise of middle class kenyans. People in Kenya are suffering despite of all this gdp growth and infrastructure.

[@mentuhotepii2641]

@@Diasporamedia23 purpose of government is to facilitate economic growth, and that's how success and good living standards automatically follows!

[@SNUFFED2ROLLs]

@@mentuhotepii2641 Voila beautifully said there can be no real growth without goverment facilitation. Economists do hammer this point across but no one seems to get it. Individual success is still individual but the commuinty as whole will thrive if goverment does the job it's suppossed to just look at singapore a good example...

[@njndox7252]

@@westmax8491 many people in slums still don't know what to do with themselves 😭

[@westmax8491]

@@njndox7252 is that a justification to not focus on what is needed for them? Typical classist

[@captainbatatatv5609]

Love From Southern Cameroons ,,this is Amazing Africa

[@rebornpharaoh3617]

there's cameroon..nothing like southern cameroun

[@tonymerc4173]

We love you too.

[@tonymerc4173]

@n cw Why not allow for both French and English even here in Kenya it's English and Swahili it's not one. Or what am I missing.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@tonymerc4173 The politics behind it. We enjoy our nation as it is.

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Kenya have perculiar behaviours are good in criticizing everything if it was Kigali or Dar johnsberg the could cherish, when it happens to their country they don't like it. The say everything and if you ask a Kenya where do you want to go vacation the say Dubai to see the tall sky crippers and then term it as development.

[@tonymerc4173]

I agree with you except for the dubai part I would pick europe say Paris city of love or milan check out all the design cloths and jewellery I can afford, or Germany with all the modern and sophisticated skyscrapers now.

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

@@tonymerc4173 it can happen to have those jewelry fashion here in Kenya Africa, these are franchise business and can have outlets every where including kenya Africa, Britaim 2019 was chosen by world Architectural association as one of the best top ten architectural design world wide it can happen to have those modern design here in Africa or better. Exotjica sky cripper is being build in watamu by an Italian tycoon one of kind in Africa with experts comming from all over the world to make it happen. He have decided to call Kenya home he could have build in Milan .

[@tonymerc4173]

@@pinchesmbuche4354 Don't get me wrong I totally agree with you it's amazing what's happening in Upper Hill it's just phenomenal my aversion to Dubai is because to me it's just not my ideal Vacation spot they only place I would go in the Middle East is only Israel, otherwise I just prefer Europe really and you're right the fashion houses are franchises but sadly they are not yet here in Kenya so it's a bonus to go to Europe for me. Didn't know about Britam it's news to me that's amazing they should do coverage about it, such an achievement deserves to be trumpeted for all to hear Lol.

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

@@tonymerc4173 true

[@allanaringo]

Find time and spend it in Kigali, Dar or Jo'burg for more than 1 week, and spend it checking things out

[@eastafricanforever3457]

The problem is very narrow roads there. I wish someone builds a city in the parts or Wajir or Garissa.

[@aaronoluoch4510]

Nairobi is overrated. There are plenty of locations in Kenya that could host a liveable city

[@aliabdi8347]

@@aaronoluoch4510 I mean they could have built roads like kenyatta Avenue, moi avenue, Tom mboya Street and harambee avenue and not like those juakali roads we see in upper hill without pavements and architectural finishing

[@backsa6214]

Good i dear but those people of that region are for them selves from you yes from them zero

[@RoneyNgala]

Been thinking and wish for this conversation to happen with our country planners! Don't know why we should concentrate everything in one place, i.e. Nairobi. A North Eastern city would be a good bet. That would rapidly expand, and develop anything in between that route.

[@georgeikinya2779]

Roney Ngala Lodwar in Turkana is rising

[@TheTororist]

make it pedestrian friendly. get rid of the walls

[@hellenakinyi4750]

YES!!!

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

*Make it more beautiful with flowers on the side of the roads, pull a lake in the middle, put benches where we can relax our stress!*

[@BensonNyasae]

Where is that space gonna come from considering Kenyans are literally building right next to the road.

[@Tata-bd9nx]

All that shall come once the roads are complete I'm hoping.

[@itgamingke]

Flowers zinamake street ugly trees and parks are much better

[@donnajoe4442]

Can't we have cities developed other than Nairobi..It's congested...sewer system is a disaster...

[@tsunamimaica4223]

Donna Joe they are developing too but all nations have that big city and in Kenya that city happens to be Nairobi

[@guroswes5791]

@@tsunamimaica4223 where in Kenya are they developing a well planned city?

[@donnajoe4442]

@@tsunamimaica4223 We can have several big well planned cities...Nairobi is too much...especially Eastlands

[@BensonNyasae]

@@guroswes5791 nowhere

[@guroswes5791]

@@BensonNyasae maendeleo yetu haina mipango hataa!!

[@listenup2882]

How about giving our buildings African names?

[@husseinhussein466]

Because we are owned by wazungus. And the Chinese are buying us out.

[@saraib7064]

African names from where yet they are owned by foreigners in the name of KENYAN by birth or registration! Wake up AFRICANS no one will forget their roots just like that ,they are here to benefit . India still exists with their strong roots their,the white ppl know their home in the west and are very strongly connected their ,,NOW you africans with the Christianity they brought you are bout to the preach to me here! #WAKEUPAFRICANS!!

[@pythonantole9892]

Our own names are Peter, Alfred, Mary etc. We are confused people.

[@mchokozimzuri2143]

Piman Mann Jaques lets start with your names first 😅😀

[@ClaversOdhiamboArt]

Is Piman Mann Jaques an African name?

[@kenyanish7445]

ISIOLO SHOULD BE BUILT AS KENYAS PLANNED CAPITAL CITY. Just like TZ have done with Dodoma, and Nigeria with Abuja. It is the most central point in Kenya. It has plenty of land that can be built into a well planned center of Government. it will facilitate the opening up of the vast wealth of Northern and north Eastern Kenya. It will give us a chance to have a Capital city that is not run by cartels and that is well controlled by the central government. IT WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO EXPERIMENT WITH GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, SOLAR ENERGY, MODERN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ETC and lastly we can all work together to make a capital city we can be proud of...not this rubbish hole called Nairobi which has the whole country in its rotten grip, unable to ever move forward. We need to let Nairobi just be a commercial hub and let it develop as it will as a county. A shift by government would even encourage migration up north and decongest the overpopulated parts of the country including Nairobi. IT WOULD OPEN WHOLE NEW FRONTIERS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

[@koscocosco5309]

Most of the land is community land..People are aware how masaai were disposed in other places..plus borana are armed to the teeth..they recently massacred somali herders who trespassed there . The idea is good but tricky to implement.

[@alfanm.8221]

@@koscocosco5309 but the government will buy the lands and not to take it by force.

[@koscocosco5309]

@@alfanm.8221 which govt.. This one never resettled even the IDPs.. No vision No morality No honesty.

[@suleymanali431]

You have to think everything not only building some skyscrapers everything must be there water sewage transportation Roads, one thing Nairobi is lacking is good modern transportation but instead, they are just building only some big offices no good affordable housing for so many people no good transportation you can see people walking kilometers and kilometers come on we are almost 2020 still no city trams no underground metro they should get rid of these old ugly fashioned matatus old cars old polluted lorries in the city they should build trams underground metros for transportation then Nairobi will be in good position but now they are still far to reach top 10 but they are trying very much and doing there best. nice malls.

[@angelhighlight5154]

shujaa kijana lol I feel your pain but this developers are private and not government. Everything you mentioned is true but should be channeled to the government

[@briankibagendi574]

The problem started back then when nairobi was designed. Whoever did the planning failed to project future expansion, failed to built horizontal infrastructure and thats makes it difficult for developers right now

[@emmanuellimo6139]

I have nothing against all these real estate development...but in reality most of these offices and malls are empty. There is no real economic growth in this country.. government infrastructure spending (borrowed from China) is keeping our economy on the move..the middle class is so thin. I wish we had investors investing in manufacturing industries etc that would spur real economic growth. The service industry relies on a middle class with enough disposable income.

[@generalflaviusaetius1997]

Yeah, Kenya's growth's mainly in the service industry. I think it's been moving really fast. And every day I hear new upper-middle - high income gated communities being advertised while still in their conceptual stage. But I still think there's opportunity in the service industry since despite the problems in the country, there is a greater number of wealthier people, in the country than 10-20 years ago, in my humble opinion. But I also keep telling close friends the real opportunity is in enabling manufacturing in Kenya which is growing dismally and the service industry cannot grow forever, eventually it'll hit saturation point and prices will fall, especially with every developer focussing on high-upper middle income sector. As an engineer, I can tell you that most engineering jobs nowadays tend to be sales engineer jobs here, just glorified sales people who know enough to do a bit of maintainence of pre-built foreign machinery, electronics, telecoms stuff, etc, but very little to advance their fields. And the problem is eventually, there'll be no more jobs for engineers aside from entrepreneurship.

[@emmanuellimo6139]

@@generalflaviusaetius1997 yeah it's a bubble that may or may not burst. The question we should be ask ourselves is it sustainable..? My answer is no... There is already an oversupply, malls are having to cut their rent rates and even more springing up. The market is near saturation. A service economy needs an internal consumer class which is small here. No advanced nation skipped the industrial phase.

[@bradpetez]

@logan Smith you read my mind, manufacturing that's export worthy especially to other African countries is what will bring real economic growth and jobs for the masses, raising up the middle class.

[@tonymerc4173]

Spot on Logan.

[@tonymerc4173]

@@generalflaviusaetius1997 Yeah you're mostly correct remember we have only 300,000 kenyans earning atleast ksh250,000 and above 2015 figures.

[@alexanderkagali]

i was living in Nairobi club in 1998 and it was barren land.We would run and walk around,but after the Bomb blast in Nairobi in 1998,people and companies wanted out of town,and buildings started happening in Upperhil.The bomb blast was a blessing in disguise to the city

[@catherinenyoro3953]

In the west, this is constantly Urban Sprawl and is frowned upon. This is how all the farmland in Central is getting eaten up by demand for housing and offices.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@catherinenyoro3953 Tena Kenya ikiisha ju ya njaa watateta

[@berryleeken8596]

Best project I've seen so far, I hope I get the money to buy the two bedroom apartment

[@sharonwangari3693]

loved it as well. seen cascadia?

[@jnn1715]

May God hear your prayer. I admire them too. They are so beautiful!

[@tarusjr.kipchirchir3766]

It's happiness to see your country growing like this,much love kenya I miss home🇰🇪

[@calvoh9715]

high rises are not developments.scandinavian cities have not many tall buildings,yet they have highest human development index,best education,best jobs,best medical services,highest quality of life you can get.

[@timmitoz1380]

@@calvoh9715 True.. The true asset isn't the infrastructure. The true asset is investing in people. Hapo Jubilee iliuma nje.

[@jnn1715]

@@calvoh9715 True but they are very poor socially especially Norwegians.

[@robbahope4731]

@@jnn1715 and racist

[@Ben-po7xg]

@@calvoh9715 you wanna compare Scandinavian population density with africa???

[@lawistruth]

But who said development is high rises - the western ideologies though!🙄

[@susanapollo284]

Economic use of land

[@bellaolum9515]

Yet we don't even have medicine and equipment in public hospitals. These tall modern buildings are fine, but can we also have basic needs met, we pay so much tax but no services are rendered!

[@mozvidz]

I was just about to say that to one comment, and I realized almost all comments thought this was development. I had to withhold my opinion. Glad to see someone else thinks alike.

[@ndichujustus4807]

@@bellaolum9515 the role of equipping public hospitals is solely that of the Government, the kind of development we are talking about here is private sector led

[@mwangikimani3970]

High rises are not a problem the problems are: 1. They are not integrated into a cohesive zoning plan 2. High density urban housing requires a generous "urban fabric" - parks, bike lanes, light rail, mass transit buses or trains, foot paths etc. 3. Ideally they should be close to where people can walk, cycle or take a short bus ride. Parks are important, children and adults need relief from concrete enclosed spaces during weekends or free days. Parks with play areas and lots of open green space.

[@felixaloo4317]

What i don't like about upperhill is with so much money why cant they came together n make good pavements n have their own daily street cleaners and lead by example as in developed nations with coordination they can bring trum around their cbd

[@anthonymaina2215]

Felix Aloo it’s called social responsibility, which is alien to Kenyan corporations!!! Hata sewer system hakuna and they are building homes worth billions!!!

[@felixaloo4317]

I wish their was a bi law for both westlands and upperhill to have development policies that make all cooperate responsible for their locations

[@anthonymaina2215]

Felix Aloo all the same, it’s hard to force a tax paying company to engage in work supposed to be done by government . Responsible companies do it for good of society. But also government can give incentives like tax breaks for companies that a socially engaged. But I agree with you.

[@briankibagendi574]

Unless you're not watching the video, , upperhill was meant for a residential area, its now they are making it more commercial by expanding the roads and creating parks

[@baboucarrjitehbojang881]

CHAMWADA is SENEGAMBIAN surname. Lol

[@RoneyNgala]

7 million with all those features and furniture? That's a fair price. I want to think the *service charge* is not included, which might be like a full apartment's rent per month, in your own house, right?

[@charlesotieno9729]

I once lived along Mara Rd in Upper Hill in the 1990s. Matumbatu, Public Service Club, Nairobi Club and Railway Club were my favorite hangouts. I'm coming back to buy a two bedroom apartment so that I scan the city from a vantage point.

[@mwanafalsafa3613]

Sir would you be interested in a business partnership? Am in diaspora and thinking of opening a unique business,something am doing currently with my employer

[@georgeflow2462]

@@mwanafalsafa3613me

[@mwanafalsafa3613]

@@georgeflow2462 where you located?

[@georgeflow2462]

@@mwanafalsafa3613 kilimani

[@qzqx3047]

This is the Best content in Kenya today in 2020. I love how your research is spot on.

[@goddytravis6782]

THE LOADSHIP am just requesting for a care taker job of the building

[@jairofredrick6989]

No caretakers in such buildings only property management companies

[@mayiekaevans4397]

Hope you do have a company

[@papermaster6223]

hahahahahah

[@mosesnyagaofficial6266]

You should also do a follow up on pinnacle towers

[@briangich389]

Also don't forget Montave too

[@sieundanyandika]

What happened to the construction of Pinnacle Towers in upper hill...was it supposed to be the tallest building in Africa?

[@Njeri_123]

I think it's still ongoing

[@jeffchurum1431]

Njeri M stalled. The court stopped it.

[@sketch9062]

George Nyali it has resumed construction...

[@sieundanyandika]

@@sketch9062 Great. I've witnessed some activities on the cite. Looking forward.

[@awadhimwangi.7018]

There is nothing tangible to justify th price hike just speculation.

[@flightpath-tv]

That's what has been happening in Kenyan lately.

[@mayiekaevans4397]

Economies of scale

[@baabajosh]

Kenyatta hospital is sooo overrated. I hope now someone starts building hospitals like that all over the nation. Especially Specializing on cancer and other terminal deseases, Now that’s development to me.

[@reuterlu]

How is it overrated? Had a pretty lousy reputation from what I heard.

[@dorothykiio7140]

Thank you . I love Kenya. My country . I will never let you down

[@dennismungai7704]

23M for a 2 bed apartment and then you probably cough up some 30k for service charge.

[@Tata-bd9nx]

There are some people who can easily afford that, and may choose to put it up for Airbnb and the sort. It would really sell well as an airbnb, location, finishing, security and near most amenities.

[@vinyl.with.malcolm]

Good reporting as always! I question if this sort of development is the right choice and direction the city should be moving in. After your piece on sanitation in Nairobi it seems like this is moving forward in some areas without developing solutions for existing problems in the city. Also these housing developments will drive up cost of living in Nairobi and I hope that companies in the city are able to provide a living wage to its inhabitants.

[@bellaolum9515]

I agree, fix sanitation problems and roads first.

[@georgeasigoh4781]

Refreshing story from Upper Hill, Nairobi. I just love it

[@Shiraz321]

i love nairobi

[@mkenyamzalendo4130]

My kids or grand kids will ask me one day dad or grandpa why didn’t you invest in this stuff when the prices were affordable 😂😂😂

[@robbahope4731]

Manze...ivyo ndivyo we used to ask our parents..amazing how tym fly

[@alfanm.8221]

😂😂😂 buda ata hapa sahii si affordable so in the next 30 yrs nairobi will no longer be a home for common mwanainchi wacha tubaki mashinani tu.

[@mkenyamzalendo4130]

Robba Hope I swear i used to ask my grandma a lot why they didn’t acquire more land, all she said was like we thought we had enough, and your grandpa didn’t want more😂

[@mkenyamzalendo4130]

ALWATAN ALFIZE bro you don’t have to invest in Nairobi, myself I’m buying properties outside Nairobi

[@backsa6214]

Too expensive people are moving out of this place. Tell me which of those tall building wich is fully occupied

[@JoshuaMusau]

So true. Hence the sponsored advert

[@jnn1715]

Are they for hire or for sale?

[@michaelafubwa8125]

Expensive is relative. That building is not targeted at fellows commenting on this story including myself. At 25M you would have a big ass compound and a 4 bedroom house on the outskirts of Nairobi. Upperhill is for ballers and play boys who already have a home elsewhere.

[@titusrukenya3193]

Telcom building , half of it was closed by the statehouse , due to statehouse security

[@ndondiafrika249]

Overblown prices.... they just don't make sense

[@maymwangi1940]

The answer is NO unless you're making a couple millions per month or you are a wealthy foreigner. I'm sure this would be proven if he asked the owner of the typical profile of the buyers.

[@cyantess8423]

much better than buying an apartment abroad i think

[@catherinenyoro3953]

There is no justification for saying 24 mirrions for an apartment built in '07. In a 3rd world country like Kenya? Where the economy is dominated by drug dealing and money laundering. Where security is non existent and the gap between the rich and poor is so vast? Why would one invest that much in Kenya?

[@kamamijoseph]

@@catherinenyoro3953 typical house nigga arguments...go buy an apartment at trump tower, your investment will be safe and secure

[@shamimaoko]

@@kamamijoseph 😂 😂

[@bonifacenjuguna7453]

@@kamamijoseph 😂😂😂😂

[@africanmerchant8007]

@@catherinenyoro3953 hater

[@allananam6631]

Good stuff but what's going on with pinnacle tower?

[@DennisTheNational]

IT STOPPED ON BASEMENT, COURT CASE ON THE LAND, I DOUBT IT WILL EVER TAKE OFF

[@briangich389]

@@DennisTheNational please share the source of this information?

[@montez7077]

Bigger than Kenya

[@Kushpoll]

Advertisement on another level!

[@JoshuaMusau]

thought so too. LoL

[@TonnyOkello]

Informacial

[@modernspace5480]

I schooled in Upperhill school in the mid 90's and we used to "kriss kross" Upperhill area when it was like a forest......... In fact while walking to town we would pass through where the current British high commission is built now....... and it was a thick forest with water streams and the occasional monkeys...........On the Other hand, .while Walking to Kenyatta Hospital,.... we would only see old houses with old gates & big compounds........." Shelter Afrique"...... Building was among the first buildings in the area and it was opened by President Moi & i remember we were pulled out of class to go and welcome him.......hahaha ....seems like yesterday........But i am happy for the drastic developments

[@bellaolum9515]

I grew up in this neighborhood in the 70s and 80s, there were no tall buildings only residential houses and no apartments either!

[@IzzoForex]

same here.....we used to go bird trapping as kids, adventure bush walks. Only two or three main landmarks (Kenyatta one side, Upperhill school in the middle, Nyayo/Uhuru Park to the Southern side). Lately everytime I go there I get lost.

[@guroswes5791]

We as many are not impressed! A small city with only 4.5m people cannot function effectively, due to negative politics and rampant corrupt behaviours of the shareholders.These are affecting the initial plan of the Nairobi metropolis.Why should all headquarters,industries,govt agencies be placed in one Nairobi? Nowonder everyone hopes for an opportunity in Nairobi hence unwarranted pressure on everything.We should think of a new capital city...plan for expansive Konza tech city or city of Isiolo, instead of the so called Nairobi expansion. Infact it is interefering with our green enviroment and the entire ecosystem.

[@liliangathiru340]

Jonathan Jackson is sooo soooo intelligent... He is success itself.. You can note this from his tone of speech

[@stevelumumba1824]

People are seriously into investments but some of us are suffering without employment

[@zion-pikin5968]

steve lumumba :,there is work for everyone on the planet. If you look at your surroundings carefully you will find something to do and earn a living.

[@nduhiumutitu2765]

23 million for a single unit and the prices increase as you go up!

[@gemkachar]

that excludes the minimum shs 20,000 per month service charges. better buy a piece of landand build your palace and enjoy life away from crowded apartment blocks

[@ziadera2137]

@@gemkachar that is true

[@claireindongole8302]

Justice aluocj n herdaughter clare was our next door neigbhour,n their boy alan like my late brother,down memory lane...

[@christopherkariuki7181]

Funny part its hard to convince a Nairobian to sell his land😂they always concider future price appreciations topic is serious

[@claireindongole8302]

Good safe neighbhouhood,plaued games n climbed trees n fences at matumbato estate

[@johncalrx7540]

We shld change this English name

[@njndox7252]

Very good Lordship! Build more like this to change Nairobi.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

Nairobi Sky line is rocking Africa is the future no doubt 🙌

[@claireindongole8302]

Yes my first education staryed t uphill nurseryschool

[@ernistmunene3081]

I have learnt something new today... The higher you go price increases I knew twaz, the higher you go the price decreases.

[@tafari988]

U funny brotha! 😂😂😂

[@Utadowot]

Better ventilation, air flow, sunlight, great views, less pollution from dust/noise

[@aliabdi8347]

It's due to security reasons, the higher you go the more secure you are from burglar

[@Utadowot]

@@aliabdi8347 i beg to differ...your next door neighbor on the top floor could be the thief

[@nxo91]

Gentrify Nairobi till no one can't afford the rent....backward development ...#FightCapitalism

[@tichipsmobile4936]

Capitalism isnt problem

[@maina.wambui]

@@tichipsmobile4936 what is?

[@geraldg350]

@@maina.wambui People who don't understand Capitalism

[@jnn1715]

Kenya is best suited for communism. We are not disciplined enough to be a capitalist nation Capitalism is the mother of corruption.

[@geraldg350]

@@jnn1715 Another problem is people who don't understand Communism too.

[@kamal4795]

How's no one commented here 19:06 barely y'all didn't watch

[@wanjora1]

"The Lordship" all kinds of bells ringing in my head

[@Mimi-nr6jx]

colonia...

[@georgebenson2133]

Haha saa ya kutii imefika

[@claireindongole8302]

Of course with enternet expertriates who are majority can work at home

[@amosgiture]

We need to build our first post-colonial city and move some of our government functions out of Nairobi. In time, the private sector will follow. Everyone wants a piece of Nairobi but we are all crying here. The Konza and Tatu concepts are good but they are focused on manipulating the price of far-away lands to enrich a few pockets.

[@benmzuri]

ISIOLO. The true heart of Kenya.

[@Leo-bi4he]

No one is forcing people to live there, if you can’t afford you can just keep off

[@calvoh9715]

Upperhill is never meant for all this developments.i used to work there,glad we moved offices.try getting out of upperhill in the evening,it is grid lock.it sucks.talk of the narrow narrows,congested spaces.upperhill life will be unbearable.we should develop another city,well planned from sewelines,water pipelines,parks,roads,walkways,cycling lanes and recreational fields after work. upper hill is not ideal for me,right now it needs above ground railway line for express transport out of it to town and other areas. i like how americans have built their cities.

[@umaganonu]

I was with you until "I like how americans have built their cities." American cities are the exact opposite of what you've described, especially with regards to cycling lanes and mass transit.

[@somaliaafrica3314]

good job guys.

[@ksubsnovideo-yv1qe]

Sharruup..

[@getoutofthematrix3757]

Africa is slowly but surely losing it's identity of a beautiful and simple lifestyle...for the so called "developed" stressful and meaningless western lifestyle.Sorry for the future generation.

[@michaelafubwa8125]

Go back to the cave and enjoy the warmth while at it.

[@Tata-bd9nx]

Would you move to Africa to live the "Simple lifestyle"? I doubt..would you leave the comfort you currently have to go live in an area where there is no piped water? Going to the river to fetch dirty water with a drum on your head day in day out,plus firewood? I doubt..I understand Africa shouldnt loose its charm and certain cultures can be carried forward but let the continent develop for heavens sake!

[@stellanjiri5970]

Have these people keenly studied their market ama ni kukimbia kujenga residential tu?? tsk

[@wyclifejoseph8463]

those am sure are going to be sold out before completion, many foreigners will buy

[@sherwincass6318]

i live in upperhill!! 7c niggas stand up..

[@motosana1]

Is that an open kitchen? And where are the wardrobes?

[@sarahjustice526]

motosana1 so many houses in Kenya has open kitchens for over ten years

[@motosana1]

@@sarahjustice526 I did not need a history lesson. I hate open kitchens and would not invest in a property with such.

[@mutesah]

how much will these apartments cost

[@CharlesManiafu]

Keep up Chams...Upper Hill is the next cbd indeed

[@Goch46]

Other parts of Kenya should be considered for development. Nairobi is very small and congested

[@ezekielmburu3418]

Only Nairobi kiambu kajiando and machakoes people sell their land to willing buyers

[@Goch46]

@@ezekielmburu3418 ii uguo ni maa but laikipia also

[@jnyerere]

How do you call this "development" when the average Kenyan citizen cannot afford it? The only countries I can think of in Sub-Saharan Africa engaging in real HUMAN development are Rwanda and Botswana. The rest think putting up shiny tall buildings while their citizens live in slums is "development."

[@shish9168]

Mind your own country Tanzania and leave Kenya alone

[@AALLAN-hc8ck]

Its by the private sector

[@shish9168]

@@AALLAN-hc8ck Exactly!It's like he doesn't know difference between private investment/development and government.

[@TheTororist]

lol its not the government putting up the buildings. private citizens have the right to invest how they deem fit

[@ezekielmburu3418]

By 2030,Kenya will be the most powerful and influential in Africa after south Africa, Nairobi, kiambu, Machakoes, kajiando and muranga are now all connected with quality roads completing a great metropolis

[@edgarrutto3107]

Goods news

[@ortegaperu8510]

Africa rising glad to see ! 😀

[@julie4977]

Wow this is amazing, good job

[@claireindongole8302]

World bank ofices too

[@stephenkahugu9342]

Please do westlands

[@calvoh9715]

westlands is a dump,just like upperhill and the rest of Nairobi.All these residentials have no parks,no walkways,no cycling lanes,no rail system.

[@jeffchurum1431]

What happened to the Pinacle towers?

[@rsango2010]

case happened

[@cuttingedgeConsistentTraders]

Let the architectural team meet Uhuru over revising the Nairobi county building code for Nairobi Upperhill. I am sure he will act quickly, such that the area floors can go as high as even over 50 floors to accommodate more business wanting off CBD coz that is the inevitable future. Many of these buildings rising in Upperhill you see host several companies and employees working there daily and residents. So the goons arguing development is not buildings are fools of modern times in favour of slams. Outdated thinking. In future to reduce traffic and pollution saving time, cities like Nairobi will have skycrappers 60 or more storey high, somebody can sleep 50th flr, work 20th flr, go to gym 37th flr and relax at a bar in 2nd flr weekdays. That is the future

[@johnsjohn1]

I think that Nairobi and all ther African cities need more better road infutracture. Better publik transpot. No more ( MATATUS) Seoul, New york, Hong Kong and Peking city as model.

[@ahmedmohamed-fg1km]

Own by Indias and British

[@faboge]

no Brit and Indians are gone.

[@langatemmanuel7359]

The problem with nairobi is the high cost of rent. It will hardly attract the investors

[@samuelodhiambo8642]

people have money my friend.

[@oumarwagne1947]

But, what’s the price?

[@Bimmer_traveller]

what million?

[@kaimueric9390]

Yaani, the guy paid you guys to advertise for an entire 23 minutes session! Well, well. Anyways, I like the concept though

[@johnke.2970]

The main problem in Kenya is land issues accompanied by corruption. You can be approved by the government to buy/lease a land, set up a massive investment then upon completion, the same government will come to you and query how you acquired public land and so on so forth...later to be brought down ie, for building on riverbank, road reserve, school property....

[@davidmuhiah477]

Johnathan was born and raised in Eldoret? I highly doubt that.

[@lvseka]

It's very possible my friend. White Kenyans tend to sound like him

[@Tata-bd9nx]

He might be..there are quite a bunch of white people in Eldoret, Naivasha, Nakuru, Limuru. They moved from the cities after the colonial period. They mostly attend white populated private schools and you wouldn't think they've lived all their lives in Kenya

[@MARK-nh4hx]

The building itself is not architectural masterpiece it look like a normal government flat only that its taller .are we short in designers ?

[@fishgurufishden_lake_victo8333]

My issue is about the Government why can't they issue licenses for the developers to finish their projects in time. This is what fades me up with the government, all they know is to ask for bribes from the investors very disappointing

[@ed_201]

did I miss something or is this Nairobi cause last I checked Mario is very very badly managed and separated in to two parts of those who have and those who don't so unless there's something I am missing this is very misleading

[@christinemcdonald1943]

7 million Ksh ?

[@daniells71]

Nice but it hurts to see how many hundreds of millions will go into importing materials and furnishings. The number of jobs that would have been created... but Kenya wont' get there any time soon.

[@isaac198428]

I left Nairobi for America back in 2005 and I see the 'luxury living' housing sector has improved. That apartment looks like the ones we have over here... Small but expensive if you really have to live in the fancy neighborhoods. Lol I'm more curious about the roads, that Nairobi traffic used to be a nightmare back in the day.

[@codyham9508]

Just clean the damn city pls, and make the roads

[@charleskyalo5534]

Kenya has the best roads in Africa so talk about the Kenya you know not the one you think you know

[@nzappazapp8360]

88 is a good idea but alot of caution must be taken by interested buyers l wouldn't recommend off plan buying from a company registered in Czech Republic by a person with an English accent and was born in Kenya

[@mstevens832]

Present Chamwanda giving us the best Informations Kudos Guys!

[@mickyjagah]

Good quality residential is available in upper hill. What is lacking is high end residential housing.

[@githinjimburu4343]

Quite informative and inspiring. Thank you Chamwada and Team.

[@bensonmatthews5210]

Using indians here creates the false impression that its indians who develop kenya

[@rgouz2056]

Development is a great thing to a Nation, but do we need Skyliners first. What about Sanitary, Water and Heath.

[@robertnyagoll8826]

Weird conversation between chamwada and jackson during the tour. Alex was blank, could not really converse with Jonathan. Check out 19:00 to 19:10, that was weird man, the goofy laugh. It's ok though, found myself in that situation with other people. It's normal. Weird though. HA!!

[@gabrielomondi4630]

Great Reporting bwana chams

[@joelratemo1752]

Amazing content. Keep it up.