I have been thinking about this "dustbowl is the future" thing but the more i look at it the more I now think that dustbowl IS NOT the future. If you have some cash it is better to put it in a developed area where you are guaranteed of instant returns and growth in value. Eg a 3m erdemann property in mombasa rd will instantly start giving you 30k rental income each month. And if you can afford an apartment in lavington, kilimani etc its even better as you will immediately starting earning at least 80k rent and also the value of your property will go up exponentially since all the newly minted millionaires want to live there - so the demand for rentals or houses for sale is always high, and that demand is by people who have deep pockets. Even a suraya bedsitter huko ngong road or a kirinyaga rd bedsitter will give you good returns.

But putting your cash in some hyena infested dustbowl bushland and praying for the city to expand towards your direction may not be a wise investment decision. One it is very difficult to resell such a property and also there are so many such plots that the prices remain depressed. Developing such a property for rentals, house for sale or farming will not work. Basically it's literally throwing your money into the bush while you suffer repaying sacco loans. The only one who makes money in those settings is the one who subdivides the land and sells to you, he makes his millions and leaves you holding "useless plots" in the middle of nowhere.

Of what use is it sinking millions in burotis that you can't resell, can't build on, live on or farm on? Basically it's dead capital. Your only hope is that sometime in >20yrs the area might open up and someone may buy your property. That cash if invested in an apartment would give you better returns.

The rate at which we are decimating natural habitats for wildlife in the name of human settlement at DC and not giving guarantee that Kitengela or other fastgrowing DC towns will not soon become another Githurai Kimbo or Mwiki "surburb" leaves a lot to be desired. Soon and very soon Kenyans will be driving/flying to Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana to view wildlife and will pay dearly for this luxury. I have nothing against investing in land in DC either for speculation,building own house or rentals. What i am worried about is the un-controlled way we are going about it.

I have asked this question before hapa hapa wazua....how comes tiny nations in terms of geographical area e.g., the UK have managed to plan their land use so well that you never come across a Githurai Kimbo, Mavoko kind of urban settlements in these countries and yet they have a population double ours? Do they sub-divide land into (100 X 50) or even (66 X 33) in Uganda? Has the (66 X 33) madness set in DC? Or worst still (25 X 50) that i recently saw in Githurai?

Of what use is it sinking millions in burotis that you can't resell, can't build on, live on or farm on? Basically it's dead capital. Your only hope is that sometime in >20yrs the area might open up and someone may buy your property. That cash if invested in an apartment would give you better returns.

What planet is this delusional guy living on smh
Definitely not planet earth nor DC where all these activities are occurring daily with gusto