Like Kilimani or Kileleshwa and thus have value for money in renting.” The houses are better planned and managed compared to high end areas That these areas “are close to the main amenities especially entertainment In areas East of Uhuru highway, Mwongera picks out rentals around USIU off the Thika Superhighway including Mirema and Kamakis along the Eastern Bypass. Rent ranges between Sh35, 000 to Sh80, 000 for two to three bedroom apartments and Maisonettes. He singles out areas near the Junction of Riara and Naivasha Roads in Dagoretti Corner, Racecourse, Wilson Airport Estate including Phenom Estate as some of the most affordable, best places for the middle class. See Also: Hakuna pesa: How you shop out of budget… and why supermarkets should sell mutura!
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Patrick Mwongera is a housing agent and the Secretary General of Professional Estate Agents of Kenya. There is no sweeter feeling than saying goodbye to your landlord.” Well, most have left flats where they could hear jirani cracking eggs on pan to areas where large panties from communal wash lines don’t eclipse the sun.Īreas around the Junction in Dagoretti Corner, Racecourse and Phenom Estates are some of the most affordable, best places for the middle class Kenyans have the habit of Moving into their unfinished house which makes economic sense according to eminent economist Dr David Ndii: ‘In our case,’ he said, ‘we moved to a house which had no curtains when the landlord increased lease by 40 percent. Residential areas, at least around Nairobi, have the middle class been moving That includes moving to houses with fewer bedrooms…and bulbs! Lay-offs and business losses have forced the middle class to downgrade, fast. Others turned into Mama Mbogas, the ‘boot-preneurs,’ selling waru from the back of the Mercedes, milk in a Prado and sugarcane from the roof of a Passo.
The high cost of living in Kenya has seen the middle class becoming enterprising with some peddling jungu and avocado in offices, others hawking chapatis online in gated communities. Most have also down graded houses as cost of living continue escalating on the backdrop of stagnant salaries. Opposite sex Boot-preneurs: Massive job losses forced Kenya’s middle class to become Mama and Baba Mbogas from the boot of their cars. For affordable comfort to complement their lavish lifestyles and access to the
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