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Coffee farm that has kept real estate at bay through innovation

Fairview Coffee Estate director Michael Warui.

While most coffee estates in and around Kiambu County have over the last two decades disappeared to pave way for real estate, a few are still standing.

In coming years, more might give way to the high-rise apartments coming up as Nairobi’s seams burst from increasing number of people working in the capital but residing in neighbouring counties, which form the larger Nairobi Metropolitan Area.

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