I recently moved to Kitengela and was amazed by how the middle class has moved here in a big way. The level of economic activity is impressive. As a parent of pre school children I was obviously concerned about finding a good school for my children. I was able to get some recommendations and in addition went from one school to another.This is my opinion of the schools I've visited thus far some of which are in Athi River:
1. Acacia crest: impressive facilities and performance. For pre schoolers the distance covered on a dusty murram road to the school can be a cause of concern.
2. Kyuna prep: Environment did not impress me. the school buildings are poorly built. Does not offer a conducive learning environment.
3. Saint Monica: Catholic school within the town. Was also not impressed by the environment though some friends were recommending it.
4. Oak tree: This to me seemed to offer the best for preschoolers and lower primary. The owners seem to have a passion for kids and this impressed me. The school doesnot have facilities for upper primary though they have expansion plans.
5. Stepping stones: Has facilites from pre school to class 8. Environment is average. I found the main school building too imposing and the inner corridors dark and poorly sized
I would great appreciate any opinions and information on schools in the area and recommendations of any that I could visit.

Congrats for moving to Kitengela, hope you are well braced for the matope during rainy season and dust during dry seasons, alafu traffic jam if u operate from town. There are also Throngroove Schools and Kitengela International School along the Old Namanga Road!!

Nope. Cholera reported in embakasi pipeline area. Hope @impunity is safe....

@upc I was lucky to find a house supplied by fresh water from epz. As for Matope the road I use is well gravelled so hakuna chida. I will find out more about the schools you have mentioned. I'm sure there are quite a number of Wazuans living around here. I would really appreciate your input

Acacia crest, kitengela international, kiuini preparatory and an then a school. They are all OK schools.

If you don't mind the distance, there is a Montessori kindergarten inside Green park estate. Its in a class of its own. However, the fee will make you sweat. But for the real deal, go to Lukenya next to Daystar.

@gk thanks for your contribution. indeed distance of the school is key for a pre schooler. Imagine I went to Acacia and they said they have no room for pre schoolers till next year! I guess there are many people ready to pay the exorbitant fees. would it be too intrusive if I ask which school your child is in?

true, the cost of such is pretty steep - lakini my 2 cents on your journey is to try and get a school nearest to home as possible, usiangalie sana buildings, instead check for play facilities.

you don't want them to start drilling your pre school kids - they will start reciting numbers and talking 'english', while singing briton dirges instead of those nice swahili or mother tongue rhymes.

Jakom wants all "wavamizi" to move out of kajiado county.

Jakom is immune to the proposed eviction. Only mugaka ,murume , or mutumia should leave kite before 8/8

Nairobi mindru crass has literally transformed Kite from a dusty backwater to Kenya's fastest developing 'burb imho. Every time I go to Kite it surprises me even more. But it makes sense. If someone is an educated youngster earning maybe 200k a month and does not come from a background of wealth, there aren't too many options to own property in the big city. Westlands a plot is going for 400m, Muthaiga and Upperhill don't even ask. Umo, Kayole etc are crime infested no go zones (but very good for investing in without planning to live there).

Kitengela still has plots going for as "little" as 800k per 1/8th further from town or 1.5m per eighth within one or two km radius of the town centre. So 'tis a no brainer all the middle class "renters" from Westlands, Lavi, South C, etc who are smart and want to stop making their landlords rich will all troop to Kite to secure their piece of greater Nairobi to build their dream home on.

When they arrive they bring their "uptown" mannerisms, tastes and high requirements there and local businesses are forced to shape up or ship out. Already those rural looking buildings that are eye sores in the CBD are experiencing high vacancies. Soon they will just need to be torn down. The recently built more posh ones are doing roaring business attracting all sorts of corporate tenants. That's the mindru crass effect. I predict Kite will be no different from Westlands in 5 to ten years to come and plot prices will be going for 30 - 50m an 1/8th and up minimum by then. Moral of the story; invest in Kite yesterday.