Inside President Uhuru Family's Mabati-Made Estate that Rakes in Millions Per Year
Details about a mabati-made estate in Kitengela belonging to President Kenyatta's family have emerged.
The iron sheet estate, located in Kitengela area along Namanga Rd in Kajiado County rakes in millions of shillings per year for the first family, Standard Digital reports.
Dubbed "Kwa Uhuru", the estate was named after President Uhuru before he joined politics and sits on an expansive farm belonging to the Kenyatta family, just a few kilometers from the fast-developing Kitengela town.
Income from the 20-year-old property is reportedly collected by a caretaker and an agent on behalf of the first family.
“Rent is deposited to an agent account then channelled to President’s family. Rent is paid strictly before date 10 of every month failure to which tenants are ejected,” a tenant told the Nairobian.
The estate is made of 200 housing units and a front perimeter wall with tenants paying Sh1, 200 monthly rent for each house and Sh1, 450 for a slightly bigger house.
Simple calculations translate to approximately Sh250,000 per month for Kenyatta family and Sh3 million annually.
Majority of tenants work at Exotic Penina Fields Group Ltd, a carnation farm locate near the estate while others are employed by Maasai Flowers Limited as well nearby farms and construction sites.
Kwa Uhuru is manned for 24 hours by security guards from a private company and has a borehole that provides tenants with water round-the-clock from two taps.
“Though there is that sense of pride and security because of who owns the estate, you can’t leave your house open. But unlike other shanties we are far better and organised,” said a resident identified only as Ondieki.
The shanty estate was initially set up to house workers of Kitengela Honey Products Farm, a Kenyatta family venture that failed to pick up.
“After work our men prefer to hang out at the entrance chatting and gazing at vehicles plying the Namanga road,” a resident said.
Comments (21)
This is the business acumen of the boy in display. Big faux is just that. A slogan. There is no way this demonstration of lack of ideas can connect to the lofty ideas in the corruption spigot that is big faux.
Pombe tu kila saa.
Who planted that Sukuma Wiki? After work, the men don't gaze at vehicles, they go for busaa and chang'aa. Its plenty on the other side of road.
Do they have enough toilets in that estate or do they use flying toilet?
Uhuru Kenyatta is a slum lord.
LOL!You can’t make this stuff up.
I see why Kenyans call him a Chokoraa.
Lord of poverty.Shame on him.
This is how majority of Kikuyu's think.
if they can keep people in poverty while making money, they will.
Kenya is going nowhere with Kikuyu Leadership.Heck, Kikuyu's are going nowhere with their mode of thinking.They are just running in circles.
Stereotyping much, majority = who exactly?
Majority of Kikuyu's and Majority of Kalenjin.
Look at Gideon Moi and his father, daniel toroitich pretending to be homeless and landless kipsigis.
Now he has to be evicted.
What do you make of such people?
Its a mentality.
A Poverty mentality.
'Poverty mentality is a mindset about money that develops over time – it is a “poor me” attitude that stems from a deep-seated belief that there is never enough',
Kenya is going nowhere with Kikuyu and/ Kalenjin leadership.They are pathetic and lack vision to even save themselves from their own foolish mentalities.
I wonder when last time the president visited this family investment...Iwould think if he visited it now he would tell him employees to upgrade it to a standard befitting apresident...
LOL!
Your living in denial.
What makes you think he doesn’t know of his family’s slum investment?
That’s why people call him chokoraa.Now you know.
Thanks Diana,but surely during campaign, why didnt someone smear/hit him with this squalor...
So u guys writing shit here have very few brains working.We have sheet houses all over Kenya owned by who is who from rich n from poor so why talk shit about Uhuru if he has build some like those.Guys stop thinking that low like an envelope?Or where does the Kenya constitution says presidents or prime ministers cannot build such houses????Kweli hii Diaspora hamfikirii.Punguzenj madoubles Or work more u build zenu.250,000 a month ni income poa sana n u will leave pretty confortable than majuu.u see Diasporas u don’t need to build tall flats to start earning good cash hapa jamhuri.U can build mabati houses start earning cash then as you save utakunja kumbomoa u build za mawe.Nyinyi kaeni huko muendelee namadoubles za nursing n zakuosha tushushu nawaguruki namaccount.Pay mortagages pay bills then u leave it for yr kids to do the same.
There is nothing to defend here.This is an embarrassment.
Uhuru Kenyatta and his family are pathetic.
You are the one who is pathetic. What can you show so we can either congratulate you or criticize. Empty debes make loudest noise.Have a life!
Show us yours; grabbed or not.
Those mabati houses can't be more than 10yrs old. If after all those years of looting he is still making these kinds of investments, if after the education in elite schools this is his best investment idea then I can understand why he thinks borrowing money is something to be proud of. Pole Kenya
Mlevi #1 is clueless,lazy, impetuous
its quite a surprise that to this date we still got some dumb f**ks arguing along tribal lines...eti kikuyus this kalenjins that...why not just call out on individuals starting with your damn selves for not having invested or rather doing something of significance. not to support the president but i think i've read somewhere that the shanties enjoy some amenities that most people who even live in better houses dont...water and security...to me that is something...give credit where its due and stop always being so stupid a** negative
uhuru Kenyatta is a kikuyu leader.
A reflection of the whole community.
Even if you give someone like Uhuru Kenyatta a Billion for free, he will still invest in such shanties.
Pathetic.
I am not defending the Kenyatta family but let's be real, 250k is pocket change to this family.You can make yourself believe your stories it's your prerogative. There are some who don't believe in climate change, others believe a witch doctor will multiply your money others think flashing big big house and a flashy car is a sign of wealth. If you want to buy it join the club.
Stupid is stupid.
This is Grabbed land. Get a Life and Land of your own to DEFEND.
This is made up the estate has nothing to do with Uhuru's family income . I am not fun of the family but truth is truth .