When I started investing in Jewel in the Crown many moons ago, I never in my lifetime imagined I would get to say this. But
Jewel in the Crown DC is getting to be as posh as middle to upper class Nairobi core and I am not exaggerating. Jana decided to take a brief tour down Namanga road past Yukos all the way to Acacia feeder road junction
--I was BLOWN AWAY by all the new biasharas, eateries, clubs, supermarkets and other middle class amenities that have emerged in the past few months even in the midst of the covid plandemic (yep correct spelling)
--Acacia feeder road Ola petrol station area is a whole new world. Has a posh steakhouse, chemists, a lounge and many more new (to me) biasharas there. There was a huge middle class crowd there in their sparkling machines ..appaently that pub has become very popular.
--The posh roadside pubs, restaurants and bars are all full to the brim. Bistrol Lounge, Halcyon, Pavilion, the works. V8's and the smell of moolah all around. I am willing to bet my bottom shilling that almost all of the owners of these machines are Jewel in the Crown homeowners
--Pavilion was ridiculously packed with leggy lithe young ladies shaking their bodies twi twi twi twi to ear shattering music.
--Supermarkets like Olmarei are really picking up the pieces of the Tuskys collapse. For those of you still looking for business opportunities..there is a huuuge niche opportunity hapa. A local supermarket closer to the posh middle class estates that sell at an affordable price.
--Posh eateries are stealing the thunder from veterans like Yukos Inn. The older ones like Club Ole Timz and Grays Oak and Ireland are now struggling (incredible). The dingy ones will need to shut down and turn into hardware shops (always a winner business in Kite). I said it before...the middle classes in Kitengela are very demanding. Posh up your biashara or ship out. These are young people with discerning tastes and money to match. Choma in a sleepy hotel will not cut it for them any more.
--Homes are expanding into the vast Jewel in the Crown hinterland like weeds. Acacia feeder used to be a dusty outback as recently as last year. Was SHOCKED to find so much build activity going on there and in the surrounds
--What I really LOVE is how most of the biasharas on Namanga rd past "the bridge" (New Valley/Milimani area) are now all getting poshed up in a way I have not seen in any other DC city. May this trend continue forever!
Bottom line I said it years ago and will say it again...DC is the future and Jewel in the Crown is its ground zero. Invest
NOW or perish!
In the final analysis, it all boils down to sheer plain old hard work and dogged persistence. Nothing more, nothing less!!