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  Origin Before its current name, Lavington, which was named by the British colonials, the estate was known as St Austin’s Mission had been surrounded by coffee plantations, unlike the gorgeous estates that are in the hood today. Geographical Location Lavington is a suburb in Nairobi, located exactly 5km northwest of the City Center. Popularly known for its upscale apartment buildings, the international foreign embassies, international schools, prestigious hotels, bars and restaurants, shopping malls and parks.  The high-income residential estate was named by colonialists after British Politician, Ralf Payne, the first Matatu routes Matatus and buses heading to the Lavington neighbourhood are boarded at the Odeon Cinema Stage, popularly known as the Odeon Stage, near Savani’s and next to the Village Market Stage.  The matatus and buses are numbers 48A and 48B. These vehicles ply the Chiromo, Kileleshwa, Lavington, Riverside and Strathmore routes. Housing and accommodation The cost of b

  Eastleigh  is a neighbourhood in  Nairobi ,  Kenya ’s capital . It is located east of the  central business district . For some, the spelling of the name is Isilii, an alteration sourced from the local pronunciation of the word. At the mention of the word Eastleigh, many are reminded of the businesses that are run in this neighbourhood. It is known for its business prowess, as well as "its poor infrastructure. Eastleigh, formally called Nairobi East Township was founded in 1921 and was mostly populated by Somalis who had moved from the Ngara Plains. While the colonial government originally tried to segregate citizens by race and ethnicity, Eastleigh was pointed to Asians and elite Africans who worked as clerks, builders or shoemakers. Eastleigh was originally a large  Kenyan Asian  enclave until independence in 1963. In recent years, the suburb has been dominated and almost exclusively inhabited by  Somali immigrants . To date, Eastleigh is almost entirely inhabited b

  Kitengela town is located in Kajiado County just 30 kilometres south of Nairobi. The town is part of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Kitengela has an urban population of about 30,000. Kitengela began as The Kitengela group ranch, made up of 18,292 ha and 214 registered members which were subdivided in 1988 in efforts by the Government to encourage private land ownership in pastoral systems, to intensify and commercialize livestock production. After the subdivision of the group ranch, land fragmentation and sales have continued at a steady and escalating pace. Kitengela is close to Athi River town in Machakos County in the former Eastern Province, while Kitengela belongs to Kajiado County in the former Rift Valley Province. Kitengela is growing quickly and is expanding with residential houses. Close to Nairobi National Park is also the Kitengela Game Conservation Area populated with buffalo, Masai giraffe, eastern black rhino, Common eland, impala, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle

Geographical location  Umo as popularly referred to, Umoja is an estate Located within the Embakasi Constituency. Umo was built by the Nairobi City Commission in the 1970s mainly to provide housing for the growing urban population. Onn the present day, Umoja Estate has grown to be one of Nairobi’s densely populated residential areas.  Housing Houses within Umoja Estate, or, of a standard four-bedroom bungalow design and four-story apartments in various courts. The average asking rental price is about Sh20, 000 per month for the standalone houses. The servant’s quarters go for about Sh5, 000.  One-bedroom apartments are about Sh10, 000 and Sh15, 000 for two-bedroom apartments. Just like other housing projects by the City Council, the original occupants had to pay a given amount of money based on the type of house provided. However, with time, the council could not construct the houses due to dwindling finance and thus allowed people to construct their own houses on an arrang

Fedha Estate Location Fedha Estate is one of the fast growing hoods along Outering Road viewed by residents of neighbouring estates as one housing the better off members of the society. Fedha is sometimes referred to as part of Tassia but has slowly evolved to have an identity of its own. Other hoods around here that also rise above, in status, the neighbouring “high rise slum” Pipeline and Mukuru are Tassia and Avenue Park estates, all closely hurdled together almost imitating human beings of a certain social class drawn together by bonds of shared wealth and common interests. On the other side, farthest from the road, Fedha borders the massive Nyayo Estate, Embakasi, which stretches almost from North Airport Road. This area is also experiencing rapid growth with houses in different states of completion. Social amenities. Fedha is served by several schools among them Tassia High School and Fedha School. Inside the estate there are a few shops and the nearest shopping centre is Pipelin

  In the early ’80s, Buru Buru was an enviable middle-class estate in Nairobi, where many people wished to live, and those already living there were proud to be associated with. LOCATION Located in the midst of the ever-growing Eastland’s, Buru Buru gradually started going the way of most estates in the populous area, with haphazardly built extensions coming up every year. This also saw the once beautiful flower hedges replaced with concrete walls. Built in the ’70s and ’80s, the estate was designed as a middle-income Commonwealth estate whose design was meant to be replicated in other Commonwealth countries in Africa. It was mostly inhabited by business people, government officials, professionals and a few expatriates on short-term assignments in the country.  The estate was characterized by beautifully lined white maisonettes with orange brick tiles housed in sizable compounds designed in courts, with each compound having a low, neatly trimmed hedge. It was clean, serene and secure. 

  Famous Mwalimu Plaza Flats in Luckysummer estate, Nairobi. Geographical location   Luckysummer is an estate located in Ruaraka Sub County within Nairobi County, Kenya. The estate covers an area landmass of 1.95km² and boasts of a population of around 40000 people. Luckysummer borders Dandora Phase IV, Ngomongo village, Gathecha village and social service staff estate. A good view of the estate is seen from Kasarani Stadium opposite Ngomongo Police Station.The estate enjoys close proximity to the Thika Road Mall (TRM) and Safari Park Hotel, giving the residents ease of access to a high profile shopping centre and classic hangout spots. The estate has been designed to accommodate as many residents as possible while avoiding congestion, with most investors opting to set up to six-floored rental houses and apartment blocks. Lucky Summer is located close to the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani and schools such as Landmark Primary, St Lavida High School and United States Internatio