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Inside 10 years Ruiru-Kimbo’s history of land appreciating by 420 per cent

Nairobi Institute of Business and Technical College changed the outlook of Ruiru-Kimbo along the Thika Superhighway.

In 2009, entrepreneur Lizzie Muthoni Wanyoike of the Nairobi Institute of Business and Technical College was having a hard time with landlords in Nairobi’s Central Business District.

Based at Cooperative House then, her student population had grown rapidly from the 200 she had in 2000 to 1,500, and it became a challenge instilling movement and discipline control among her students. She was ejected from the building.

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