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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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I am currently seeing 2 projects being marketed.
1. Runda Paradise
2. Kencom Sacco Homes Runda
The homes are to be built on 1/8 acre plots. I thought minimum plot size in Runda is 1/2 acre. Are these projects really in Runda?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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they are not in runda estate yenyewe
one is just next to the northern bypass junction with kiambu road, the other is on your way to paradise lost
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/26/2012 Posts: 1,182
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jaggernaut wrote:I am currently seeing 2 projects being marketed.
1. Runda Paradise
2. Kencom Sacco Homes Runda
The homes are to be built on 1/8 acre plots. I thought minimum plot size in Runda is 1/2 acre. Are these projects really in Runda? hahahaha. They are in Runda view,they just view Runda.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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They should have put up the homes on 1/2 acre plots and created another runda...i.e a Runda B since they are on the edge of Runda estate. Runda Mumwe did well to adopt Runda standards though I understand original Runda guys refused to admit the new runda mumwe into the Runda Association (since they see them as middo class runda wannabes).
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/4/2010 Posts: 1,668 Location: nairobi
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these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots. There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete. As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/29/2011 Posts: 2,242
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I have never understand why pple want to associate with what they are not. A house built on an 1/8th of an acre cannot be equated with one on 1/2. Soon there will be estates with names like Runda Winds denoting those along the path from where the wind from Runda blows. "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/4/2010 Posts: 1,668 Location: nairobi
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@gathige..its human nature. Every person likes to associate with what they consider of higher value compared to the rest. Business people, including developers will use this and use it to favour them with the Runda winds, Runda xyz etc names coz this sells. There is a high cost housing project in Naivasha with a very funny name. If it doesnt succeed, it will be coz of the name. Kihingo Village, with a funny name, was a successful high cost housing project though. As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.
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Rank: Member Joined: 12/2/2009 Posts: 299 Location: kenya
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/4/2010 Posts: 1,668 Location: nairobi
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@popat..yes. a name sounding like chapa chura. let me google it and see.. As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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a4architect.com wrote:these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots.
There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete. I thought border ya kiambu na nairobi is along that road to paradise lost, with the estate being on the nairobi side. the wazees who own the land around the paradise lost area have refused to sell so far, unless the kids do after they pass itakuwa ngumu opening up that area - but at least it would connect the edenville guys to runda also
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/4/2010 Posts: 1,668 Location: nairobi
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@nakujua..true. The nairobi kiambu boarder is along the road to paradise lost. The exact position is the river on the left had side of the road . Nirobi Kiambu boarder is also along dagoretti market tarmac road, with the lenana school side as nairobiand the other side of town as kiambu. In the paradise lost area, there are 3 massive estates coming up 1.accountants association mhasibu 2.kcb bank pension 3.Runda paradise As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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a4architect.com wrote:@nakujua..true. The nairobi kiambu boarder is along the road to paradise lost. The exact position is the river on the left had side of the road . Nirobi Kiambu boarder is also along dagoretti market tarmac road, with the lenana school side as nairobiand the other side of town as kiambu.
In the paradise lost area, there are 3 massive estates coming up
1.accountants association mhasibu
2.kcb bank pension
3.Runda paradise
There was a 'kwaheri' stage at bypass zamani. I think I used to see a CCN post there.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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Gathige wrote:I have never understand why pple want to associate with what they are not. A house built on an 1/8th of an acre cannot be equated with one on 1/2. Soon there will be estates with names like Runda Winds denoting those along the path from where the wind from Runda blows. What about those people in lavington fitting 4 townhouses on 1/2 plots. Hata hiyo ni 1/8 per house.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/29/2011 Posts: 2,242
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a4architect.com wrote:these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots.
There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete. Whenever I go to Kiambu and see those upcoming estates on rich agricultural land it's very saddening. Concrete replaces the red soil and the same soil is scooped by others to at least make their land "farmable". can't we as a country preserve agricultural land and use non-arable land for housing? "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/21/2012 Posts: 1,739
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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Gathige wrote:a4architect.com wrote:these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots.
There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete. Whenever I go to Kiambu and see those upcoming estates on rich agricultural land it's very saddening. Concrete replaces the red soil and the same soil is scooped by others to at least make their land "farmable". can't we as a country preserve agricultural land and use non-arable land for housing? I think the issue should be putting each piece of land to it's most productive use. If you owned an acre in kiambu next to Runda which option is better - 1. planting maize and harvesting 15bags in a year worth 30k OR 2. develop 2 upmarket houses on the land, rent out each @250k pm to get 6m per yr from the two houses. The acre of land will produce ksh 5,970,000 more per yr while under real estate than when under agriculture. However if the acre was in rural Kinangop or kilgoris potatoes or maize would be the best land use option. I think kenya still has enough land in the rural areas for crop production.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/29/2011 Posts: 2,242
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jaggernaut wrote:Gathige wrote:a4architect.com wrote:these estates are on the boundary of runda which is controlled by ncc laws. These are in kiambu part of runda controlled by kiambu county laws which alow for 1/8th acre plots.
There are talks in progress to connect runda and paradise lost once these estates are complete. Whenever I go to Kiambu and see those upcoming estates on rich agricultural land it's very saddening. Concrete replaces the red soil and the same soil is scooped by others to at least make their land "farmable". can't we as a country preserve agricultural land and use non-arable land for housing? I think the issue should be putting each piece of land to it's most productive use. If you owned an acre in kiambu next to Runda which option is better - 1. planting maize and harvesting 15bags in a year worth 30k OR 2. develop 2 upmarket houses on the land, rent out each @250k pm to get 6m per yr from the two houses. The acre of land will produce ksh 5,970,000 more per yr while under real estate than when under agriculture. However if the acre was in rural Kinangop or kilgoris potatoes or maize would be the best land use option. I think kenya still has enough land in the rural areas for crop production. @Jagger, We can balance real estate and some form of commercial urban agriculture. The problem now is we have so many people in congested spaces who end up comsuming sewer vegetable. Imagine if minimum plot sizes in Kiambu was made like 2acres so that pple can live and farm in same space. It has been proved that people living in semi-urban areas live longer as they have better quality of life. Congesting like 4 families in 1/2acre creates stress, you wake up everyday to meet the people you don't like. "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/26/2012 Posts: 1,182
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/28/2006 Posts: 1,799
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Gathige wrote:I have never understand why pple want to associate with what they are not. A house built on an 1/8th of an acre cannot be equated with one on 1/2. Soon there will be estates with names like Runda Winds denoting those along the path from where the wind from Runda blows. wewe endelea kukaa huko kwa concrete estates with funny names like Ruai kwa Mawe, Kinoo reverse, quarry stage, kamulu joska etc... 
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/29/2007 Posts: 948
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Runda View Appartments...what they dont tell you is that the apartments are actually in Gachie 
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