As more people move to the cities, the boundaries of suburbs will continue to reach out further causing a demand for vacant plot of land for sale to build homes on in the future near the outskirts of large metropolitan areas. Recent research shows that, even with the recent pandemic there has been an increase in the demand for rural residential plot of land for sale and hobby farms.

Herbert Kamau bought a 50ft x 100ft piece of land in Kimalat, Kitengela subcounty in 2012. He opted for a plot off the city. Some of his friends discouraged him from buying land in a place they described as remote. He ignored them and bought the land at KShs 200,000. At the time, he had buy a three bed room house in Roysambu subcounty, located in Nairobi city . His house was that any beginning youth would wish to own. Since he is a youth entrepreneur, he usually hosted many visitors. Therefore, space became a constraint and besides, there was no parking for his visitors. The solution to this problem was buying a bigger piece of land and yet he did not have enough money to buy one in upscale Nairobi.

Even when he encouraged friends to buy land which was seemingly cheaper, they refused saying it was too remote. “Indeed it was a bushy place. I almost failed to trace my land. However, I believed this place would at one time develop,” Kamau says.

9 years down the road, the once remote place is fast evolving into one of the major residential areas in Kitengela town. Many houses have been erected while others are under construction.
Kitengela is not the only fast developing residential area in the outskirts of Nairobi, others include; Naivasha, Isinya, Ruai, Juja…etc that Comfort Homes sell plots of land.

Why these places?

Mercy Waithera, a marketing officer at Comfort Homes, says affordability is one of the reasons why people are yearning to acquire plots in these areas.
“In such places, one can buy a 50x100ft plot as from Kshs 500,000 which is impossible in Nairobi. Besides such places are not yet as crowded as most parts of Nairobi city,” Waithera.

Abdul Rahman, a client relations manager at Comfort Homes adds that buyers are interested in buying plots around main roads that promise future development. Some have families and want fairy bigger places where children can have some playing space. “The majority of the places in Nairobi county are characterized by slums and poor housing facilities. As a result, many people have started looking for places with streamlined housing system,” he says.

He adds that many people no longer want entangled housing structures in the slums of Nairobi.
Abdul’s argument tallies with that of David Omondi who sold his house in Dandora and bought a 50×100 piece of land in Naivasha where is currently living. He says he sold the house because it was in a squeezed space and was surrounded by many houses in bad shape.
“There was no parking space and a place for my children to play from. At first, it was challenging on my side as as there was no proper road to reach my home but that is now history,” he stresses.

If you are looking for a plot of land, we have various projects in Kitengela, Isinya, Mai Mahiu, Ol Kalou, Ruai, Kisaju and other places in the outskirts of Nairobi. Contact us through +25491789833 for site visits.