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Why dustbowl is the future
Fyatu
#91 Posted : Monday, March 25, 2019 5:32:34 PM
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Location: Nakuru
MugundaMan wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
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?


Fyatu, you must never have visited UK slums (pic one below) or US ghettos (pic 2 below). My friend you go there and you will say afadhali to run back to Githurai or Mwiki. some of these Western slum houses sit on less than 20x20.





Kitengela is well planned. Kajiado county spatial plan has also put a rein on funny subdivisions below 50x100 which are almost non-existent in DC. Even 50x100s are restricted to certain urban zones alone. Ati you are scared for the wildlife Laughing out loudly. There is a reason why we have huge game parks, conservancies and National Parks baba. DC has no shortage of all three.



I am happy to hear this. I hope other counties are also serious about urban planning and development of scalable cities
Dumb money becomes dumb only when it listens to smart money
hardwood
#92 Posted : Monday, March 25, 2019 5:57:32 PM
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Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
Fyatu wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
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?



My fears are driven by a googlemap analysis of Kitengela town as can be seen fom the link below:

KITENGELA MAP


Alot of new stand-alone house developments in major towns in australia and elsewhere are on less than 50x100 plots (ie < 450m2) where the houses fill nearly the whole plot. Some are smaller than 40x80ft. So were are not alone.

https://www.news.com.au/...af237e1de7591af8ccc6b90

https://www.propertyolog...k-thing-past-city-folk/

https://www.abc.net.au/n...metres-in-perth/8287902







NewMoney
#93 Posted : Monday, March 25, 2019 7:36:03 PM
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Location: Nairobi
MugundaMan wrote:
hardwood wrote:

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 d'oh!
Definitely not planet earth nor DC where all these activities are occurring daily with gusto smile



Well, the guy is not delusional, I can back all his claims with solid data and experience.
Fyatu
#94 Posted : Monday, March 25, 2019 8:46:39 PM
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Location: Nakuru
hardwood wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
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?



My fears are driven by a googlemap analysis of Kitengela town as can be seen fom the link below:

KITENGELA MAP


Alot of new stand-alone house developments in major towns in australia and elsewhere are on less than 50x100 plots (ie < 450m2) where the houses fill nearly the whole plot. Some are smaller than 40x80ft. So were are not alone.

https://www.news.com.au/...af237e1de7591af8ccc6b90

https://www.propertyolog...k-thing-past-city-folk/

https://www.abc.net.au/n...metres-in-perth/8287902









very insightful reads you have posted here @hardwood. The houses look like our own Banda homes. Personally, i prefer big space and always on the lookout for 1/4's even though 1/8 is not as bad as long as there is controlled development.
Dumb money becomes dumb only when it listens to smart money
MugundaMan
#95 Posted : Monday, March 25, 2019 8:50:09 PM
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Joined: 1/8/2018
Posts: 2,212
Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
NewMoney wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
hardwood wrote:

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 d'oh!
Definitely not planet earth nor DC where all these activities are occurring daily with gusto smile



Well, the guy is not delusional, I can back all his claims with solid data and experience.


Please do smile
Munching my popcorn as I eagerly await your response..
MugundaMan
#96 Posted : Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:48:28 AM
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Joined: 1/8/2018
Posts: 2,212
Location: DC (Dustbowl County)


Hip hip, hooray! DC goes digital. It is becoming very difficult to keep up with all the good news coming out of DC jameni. It used to be easy in the past but now DC is making me sweat posting new updates of sweet news every day.
No more queues! All bills paid from the comfort of your bedroom while sipping masala chai with tasty mahamri Dancing
Kudos to Lenku for this power move Applause

*287#
#KajiadoRising
#DustbowlIsTheFuture
MugundaMan
#97 Posted : Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8:09:58 AM
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Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
You simply CANNOT build on DC plots. Never! It's impossible I tell you!

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As I said. What planet are these ferras living on? Laughing out loudly
As Jeff would say, you can't make this stuff up about delusions such as these

























sparkly
#98 Posted : Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8:20:24 AM
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Joined: 9/23/2009
Posts: 8,083
Location: Enk are Nyirobi
MugundaMan wrote:


Hip hip, hooray! DC goes digital. It is becoming very difficult to keep up with all the good news coming out of DC jameni. It used to be easy in the past but now DC is making me sweat posting new updates of sweet news every day.
No more queues! All bills paid from the comfort of your bedroom while sipping masala chai with tasty mahamri Dancing
Kudos to Lenku for this power move Applause

*287#
#KajiadoRising
#DustbowlIsTheFuture



Mpesa has reached DC. No further comments.
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MugundaMan
#99 Posted : Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8:25:10 AM
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Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
sparkly wrote:

Mpesa has reached DC. No further comments.


Wivu will kill you my broda Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
Hebu post the platform the County where your village is uses for comparison purposes smile
Angelica _ann
#100 Posted : Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8:33:36 AM
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MugundaMan wrote:
sparkly wrote:

Mpesa has reached DC. No further comments.


Wivu will kill you my broda Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
Hebu post the platform the County where your village is uses for comparison purposes smile


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