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 house...