It's quite a distance from Rongai to Nai and also expensive to commute whether using personal or matatu,so do the maths and see how much you will save by moving out. Also you will find that you may end up spending lots of time commuting,leaving very and returning late due to endless jams thus spending less time with family. About the wife being worried about relocating,well consultation is important but if she brings kichwa ngumu and refuses,just know umekaliwa,no offense.

Good luck.


bY aNy MeAns NecEsSaRy.....

what are you waiting for,rudi ocha.

kwanza even transport is not a big difference compared to places like along thika road or eastlando. in some cases ronga is faster and cheaper!!!! yes,faster and cheaper.

@kiki123,

That is the kind of question expected from those living in Shauri Moyo and thinking they are lucky as it is 'near'.

Rongai is 'far' from where?

BTW read the signs of the times. The first ring of CBD (CBD is perhaps your epicenter,from where you measure 'far' from) Pangani,Ngara,West...was the choicest abode 30 yrs ago. Then the 2nd ring of South B,C,Buru was hot in 80s. Then people went to Kilimani,Westlands,in 90s.

I recall some dudes were living in Lavington,couldnt let us talk. Now they have 'peasants' living next door on 5th floor flat,peeing into their swimming pools.

The new trend - as 'far' away as possible. Hence Kiambu,Ngong,Kitengela and even Naivasha,Thika...


Get off the addiction to pollution and smell coffee in Rongai.

If it looks clean,it keeps your pockets clean. I mean,look at the soil...

The chinese symbol for war is two women under one roof.

Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming

@ kik123 - I think you should definitely 'rudi ocha'. If I get you right,you are not going to leave under the same roof with your parents. There is a piece of land where you can build a temporary house as you save to get yourself something better. Go for it. If your wife is smart enough,she will limit interaction with her inlaws to the 'normal,respectable' levels. If there is no (too much) sharing of anything,things ought to work out just fine.
What you should do though,immediately you move,talk to your boss to deduct 13k (or even 8k) from your salary and send it to a different account,or sacco or whatever. If you don't do this,your expenses will definitely rise to meet the 'extra income' (in terms of increased liquidity).
Imagine this,if you save the 13k per month,you will have saved a cool one million in seven years while more or less maintaining your life style. And that's assuming you simply put the money in an account and don't invest. The fact that you are an SKerian,I'm sure you do some sort of investment. Now imagine instead of saving the money you actually sink all this money into a well thought out investment every month and then compound the earnings over this period! I rest my case. Move brother move.

@ Impunity - Spot on. The mama either tops up the extra 5k or puts up and shuts up. Many men have been driven to financial ruin because 'the wifey said this...','The wifey said we need a plasma telly/an SUV (like 'mama Jimmy's')/club membership/etc. etc.'. I know a guy who built a house (huge house with a magnificent compound) in Garden estate and the wife refused to move coz she wanted to continue leaving in a two bedroom apartment in Kile coz of friends/proximity to CBD etc.'. The jamaa got movers,moved most of the stuff (left some for the wifey) and told her that any time she wants to join him in Garden estate,she's free to do so. That time came before a week was over!!!!