Jon Jones wrote:Mshambaman
Quickmarts are everywhere including Ruiru, Eastern Bypass and Kahawa Sukari.This is a perfect example of your tunnel vision and obsession with Kitengela.
@JonJones. You STILL do not get it do you?
It's not that Artcaffe or Quickmart have branches "everywhere"
But that these middle class to upper middle class brands are moving to areas like Kitengela city which were NOT considered middle to upper middle class areas a mere decade ago.
Since you have NEVER been to Kitengela
you will not understand why MM, who has been studying settlement trends around Nairobi Metropolitan for over 15 years, is "excited" about an Artcaffe or a Quickmart opening a branch in Kitengela.
I repeat, these corporates are not stupid. They have done their research juu chini.
Ask yourself why your town of residence (Thika) which was
gazetted as a town in 1924 has a population of only 280k (approx).
While Kitengela City, which basically did not exist beyond empty shambas and goats as recently as 2009 has a population of 155k (approx) and tripling every ten years
Isitoshe, you know all of Thikas slums; Kiandutu for starters. Kitengela has none. WHY? These are the issues you do not want to tackle
so let me break it down for you in simple English.
1. Kitengela middle class has a way higher net worth per capita than Nairobi Core due to the super high homeownership rate
2. Kitengela has little to no poverty due to a vibrant economy even for the working classes hence no slums
3. Kitengela has an unlimited hinterland that is causing an unprecedented middle class boom with plenty of space to expand
4. Kitengela has a youth bulge with purchasing power
5. The face of Kenya lives in Kitengela; most cosmopolitan satellite town in Nairobi Metropolitan save only for Rongai being a distant second
None of these are anything new that has not been mentioned papa hapa.
What's funny is your stubbornness in acknowledging FACTS
And for the Zillionth time I will repeat; sio MM anasema hizi vitu. Ni the FACTS ON THE GROUND that Artcaffe, Quickmart and various other corporates all have, that is influencing their Kitengela push.
I have told you guys countless times. I am a FACTS and NUMBERS guy. When a strange town called Kitengela all of a sudden start popping up on my numbers charts 15 years ago, who am I to oppose them?
The best part. The REAL boom has NOT EVEN STARTED YET so buckle up, my frenz