Thought with the county governments coming through, the housing rent in nairobi would start come down... this bitterly is not the case... last year a two bed roomed house in umo, ksouth and its environs was priced at 11k per month..now u even pay 12k for a one bed room... why the abnormal behaviour?

I thought this thing about county government will come in force after the first elections under the new constitution.

in 2013 is when the effect of county govts will be seen. I foresee a reduction of nairobi demand on rent and land hence lower land and rent prices. Counties will have the opposite effect-higher land and rent prices.

Lets share info on investments in Nairobi/destined for Nairobi that are likely to move to County Centres - showing why they couldnt move prior to establishment of county Governments.

For that move to make a significant difference in rents etc,the movement out would need to be substantial!

@bwenyenye i agree with you and thats why i said depending on how county gvts are ran will determine the movement of people if they create substantial jobs in those counties.However knowing how our councillors operate today and kenyans not taking the job of electing their local representatives as seriously as electing the president, the county gvts could become a den of corruption,disorganization and you end up with urban centers like rongai,githurai and the likes