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Archives October 2020

Property of unknown value was reduced to ashes at Migori goldmines

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, News On Oct 31, 2020

The gold trading community in Osiri-Matada mines in Nyatike is counting losses after Saturday afternoon fire razed the mines. Property of unknown value was reduced to ashes, including more than 50 mabati structures used as houses and business premises.     Osiri-Matanda goldmine chairman Kephas Ojuka said the fire started in the afternoon at the…

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New law allows you to use your retirement savings to buy a house on mortgage

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emunenen

Posted in Blog On Oct 31, 2020

Investors in the property and pension sectors have welcomed the new mortgage regulations that allow the use of retirement savings for house purchase. The Retirement Benefits Act was recently amended to allow members of retirement benefit schemes to utilise a proportion of their accrued savings to purchase a residential house.     “This mortgage loan…

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Meet Renee Ngamau the woman who like Wangari Maathai has fought relentlessly to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces from land grabbers

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Motivation On Oct 31, 2020

From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswoman, human rights activist – and former prime-time radio disc jockey – has taken up many social causes over the years. But Ngamau’s latest crusade to protect Kenya’s urban playgrounds has perhaps hit home more than most as she finds herself fighting to…

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Tenant in court for threatening to knife the landlady who came asking for rent arrears in Kibra

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Gossip, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 31, 2020

A woman from Kibra has been charged with offensive conduct after she threatened to stab her landlady.   Ms. Caroline Nyang’au, 25, appeared at the Kibera law courts where she was accused of hurling insults at Ms. Bilha Momanyi and threatening to stab her when she went to collect house rent within Raila slums in…

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85-year-old school complex uprooted whole and relocated using new technology in Shanghai China

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Construction On Oct 30, 2020

Shanghai residents passing through the city’s eastern Huangpu district earlier this month might have stumbled upon an unusual sight: a “walking” building. An 85-year-old primary school has been lifted off the ground — in its entirety — and relocated using new technology dubbed the “walking machine.” In the city’s latest effort to preserve historic structures,…

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The High Court has barred former Gatundu North MP Kariuki Muiruri from his land in Thika

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, News On Oct 30, 2020

The High Court has barred former Gatundu North MP Kariuki Muiruri from accessing a 17-acre parcel of land in Thika which is the subject of a protracted legal battle. Thika Environment and Land Court Judge L. Gacheru issued an injunction restraining Muiruri, his agents, and workers from developing, leasing, transferring or dealing in any way…

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Discover the Kenyan grain silos that have not been used for 40 years built with technology from Cyprus

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, News On Oct 30, 2020

Some 70 grain storage facilities have been sitting idle at National Cereals and Produce Board depots since the early 1980s. According to information from NCPB, the grain storage technology is old and obsolete and is believed to have originated from Cyprus. There are 30 such stores in Nakuru and 40 in Kitale. NCPB corporate communications…

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This is the hidden treasure that was buried deep in the foundation of the State House 113 years ago

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Construction, Gossip On Oct 30, 2020

Unknown to many Kenyans, hidden deep in the history and foundation of State House, Nairobi, is some currency that was buried more than 113 years ago in 1907. The building was designed by architect Herbert Baker who seconded his protégé Arthur James Scott Hutton to supervise the construction of what came to be Kenya’s most guarded place.  During a past…

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Area Code – Buru Buru, The Commonwealth model estate

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 29, 2020

In the early ’80s, Buru Buru was an enviable middle-class estate in Nairobi, where many people wished to live, and those already living there were proud to be associated with. The estate was characterised by beautifully lined white maisonettes with orange brick tiles housed in sizable compounds designed in courts, with each compound having a…

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Area Code – Shauri Moyo Estate, Eastlands, Nairobi

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 28, 2020

It is a land that has produced greatest leaders in Kenya’s history was the main settlement for British American Tobacco workers and was also a resting place for European’s horses during the colonial days. Sensational rumba artist Daudi Kabaka also wrote a song about the slum Shauri Moyo.   Shauri Moyo is one of Nairobi’s…

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How a Mkokoteni gift from ‘Safaricom Nawe Kila Wakati’ saved this man’s life and gave him hope for the future

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, News On Oct 27, 2020

Have you ever taken a ride on a mkokoteni? It’s the most thrilling adventure on earth. My mum had a stall in Ngara market. She’d wake up early every day and get the older siblings up and ready. My dad, too, would be up banging away on his typewriter, At exactly 5:30 am on most…

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Area Code – Ofafa Jericho Estate, Eastlands Nairobi

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emunenen

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 27, 2020

The City of Nairobi owes its development to the Kenya to Uganda Railway project, initiated by the colonialists in 1896. The railway ran from the coastal town of Mombasa to Kenya’s neighbor country Uganda. The town was then demarcated around 1905 through racial segregation and land was designated to different races; the Europeans, Indians, and Africans. Africans, who were mainly…

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Area Code – Makongeni Estate, Nairobi, strictly bachelors only

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 26, 2020

Many things happened in 1937, two years to the end of World War I in which over 44, 000 Kenyans died while serving as career corps. In England for instance, the coronation of George VI at Westminster Abbey meant Kenya as a colony was also ruled him. Among the changes taking place in the country…

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Area Code – The River Estate, home to the tallest apartment in Kenya

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 25, 2020

Construction works on Nairobi’s tallest apartment in Kenya commenced last year after Chinese billionaire Zeyun Yang launched the development. “This iconic project is bound to change the Nairobi skyline as it will be the first project of its magnitude in East and Central Africa; that will give its residents access to the beautiful panoramic views…

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How Ngei Estate completely eliminated insecurity

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Team Makao

Posted in Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 24, 2020

If you do not feel safe, no matter where you live, you will not be a happy tenant. Even if you live in a leafy neighbourhood that has running water all day-long, has a sewerage system that works, or is near amenities such as schools, hospitals and one-stop malls, if you do not feel secure…

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You will be amused to learn how Nairobi estates acquired their names

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 23, 2020

What started off as one name sometimes became twisted or lost in translation. But soon, as the town’s population grew, so did the names stick till the post-independence era Here are some of them:   1. Roysambu – Roysambu is a estate located along the Thika Superhighway. It was known as Royal Suburbs during the colonial…

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BBI Report Summary – Proposed Constitutional Changes

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Team Makao

Posted in BBI, News On Oct 22, 2020

Chapter Two of the Constitution  on formative aspects of the Republic to address regional integration, cohesion, shared prosperity and the centrality of the economy. This is in order to harness regional trade, investment and people-to-people links to increase Kenya’s prosperity, opportunities for investment and enhance  security.   Chapter Three on Citizenship to strengthen the national ethos…

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Mungiki like gang is harassing traders at Tassia

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods, News On Oct 22, 2020

A concerned resident of Tassia Estate in Embakasi has raised an alarm over a gang that is similar to the Mungiki sect that has been harassing traders in the area. The gang demands for protection fee from small traders around the area and if you don’t comply, they threaten to kill you. This guy reveals…

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Area Code – Nyayo Estate Embakasi, second largest estate in Africa

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog, Neighbourhoods On Oct 21, 2020

This small subdivision of Embakasi was built near Embakasi Village during the Moi era in the late 1990s to cater for middle class homeowners. It is believed that the estate coined its name from the then President Moi’s catchphrase “Harambee… Nyayo!” hence the name Nyayo estate.   In size, it has no rival. In beauty,…

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Area Code – Embakasi Village formerly“Satan’s Paradise”

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Team Makao

Posted in Blog On Oct 20, 2020

Embakasi Village started off in the 1950s as the location of the infamous Embakasi Prison, nicknamed “Satan’s Paradise”, one of the most notorious prisons during the State of Emergency imposed by the British Colonial government at the time. The mau mau suspects detained in this Prison were forced to construct Embakasi Airport between 1954 and…

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