Gathige wrote:a4architect.com wrote:these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots.
There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete.
Whenever I go to Kiambu and see those upcoming estates on rich agricultural land it's very saddening. Concrete replaces the red soil and the same soil is scooped by others to at least make their land "farmable". can't we as a country preserve agricultural land and use non-arable land for housing?
I think the issue should be putting each piece of land to it's most productive use. If you owned an acre in kiambu next to Runda which option is better -
1. planting maize and harvesting 15bags in a year worth 30k OR
2. develop 2 upmarket houses on the land, rent out each @250k pm to get 6m per yr from the two houses.
The acre of land will produce ksh 5,970,000 more per yr while under real estate than when under agriculture.
However if the acre was in rural Kinangop or kilgoris potatoes or maize would be the best land use option. I think kenya still has enough land in the rural areas for crop production.