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Investors bet on student rentals as varsities increase in Kenya

A design of Murang'a University College students’ hostel. PHOTO: BONIFACE GIKANDI

NAIROBI: In the recent past, the growth and expansion of university education has been fast. In many major towns, there has been a rapid increase in the number of these institutions and interestingly, many more are still looking for space to open shop.

The proliferation of public and private universities has led to a housing crunch. This is mainly due to the fact that the available space is not enough to accommodate the surging number of students.

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