Why counties hold the future of real estate

When we started selling land to potential homeowners in 2010, we didn’t imagine our business would take us to so many parts of the country. We started with six acres in Konza, which we sub-divided and sold to individuals. We have since bought, sub-divided and sold hundreds of acres in Lamu, Nanyuki, Mpeketoni, Aberdare, Nakuru, Rumuruti, Kikopey, Rongai, Kitengela, Isinya, and Oletepesi, just to mention but a few places. Currently, we are on our 36th project.

One of the things that have struck us most is the role the devolved system of government or counties has played in our business. When we started seven years ago, the country was administratively divided into provinces and districts. The 2013 General Election ushered in the devolved system under a new Constitution, creating counties that operate with reasonable levels of autonomy. For us – and I believe other real estate players as well – counties was godsend.