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Land prices push developers from the city

By Peter Muiruri

Scarcity of land within Nairobi city has seen a spike in property prices; pushing developers into satellite towns such as Ngong, Kiserian, Athi River and Kikuyu. This has compounded matters for Nairobi’s middle-income earners whose hopes of owning a home within the city evaporate by the day.

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