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KPDA BOARD MEMBERS 

Mucai Kunyiha 

Chairman 

Palkesh Shah 

Board Director 

Emma Achoki 

Treasurer 

Page 4: 

From the Secretariat 

Hamish Govani 

Immediate Past Chairman 

Kenneth Luusa 


Gikonyo Gitonga 


Margaret Kibe 


Page 5: 

Focus on Policy 

Page 9: 

Have Your Say 

Page 13: NCCG Building 

Permitting Approvals 

Page 15: KPDA Directory of 

Members 

Ravi Kohli 


George Wachiuri 


Caroline Karugu 


KPDA SECRETARIAT 

Anne Muchiri 


Chief Executive Officer – Elizabeth Mwangi – Oluoch 

Membership Relations Officer – Maryanne Mbogo 

Finance and Membership Support Officer – Grace Hinga 

Research, Administration & Membership Intern – Wilson Busaka 

Communications Intern – Cynthia Wakio 

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2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 

DATE EVENT DETAILS LOCATION 

Tuesday, 17 th 

January 2017 

CEO Breakfast Forum (7.30am – 9.40am) 

Theme: ‘Launch of the NCA Online Project 

Registration Platform’ 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi 

Tuesday, 21 st 

February 2017 

Tuesday, 7 th 

March 2017 

22 nd – 24 th 


Friday, 31 st 


5 th - 6 th April 

2017 

Thursday, 27 th 

April 2017 

Tuesday, 23 rd 

May 2017 

Tuesday, 3 rd 

October 2017 

Friday, 27 th 


Monday 30 th and 

Tuesday 31 st 


1 st – 3 rd 

November 


Construction Health and Safety Breakfast 

Forum (7.00am – 9.30am) 

Theme: 'Occupational Health and Safety 

Standards in the Kenyan Construction Industry’ 

KPDA Learning and Development 

Symposium (7.00am – 9.30am) 

Theme: ‘Understanding Construction Contracts’ 

Africa Green Building Summit 

5 th KPDA AGM and Koroga Event 

(6.00pm onwards) 

East African Property Investment Summit 


KPDA/MRM Meet and Greet Koroga Event 

(6.00pm onwards) 

KPDA CEO Breakfast Forum (7.00am – 

9.30am) 

Theme: ‘Effects of the Elections on the Kenyan 

Real Estate Industry 2017’ 

KPDA Roundtable Meeting with Kiambu 

County Government (9.00am – 11.30am) 

KPDA End of Year Corporate Networking 

Koroga Event (6.30pm onwards) 

KPDA Learning and Development 

Symposium 

Theme: ‘The JBC Contract: What Developers 

Must Know’ 

The Big 5 Construct East Africa 

International Building and Construction 

Show 2017 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi 

Bowmans (Coulson Harney) Advocates – 

ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing 

The UN Complex, Nairobi 

Spice Roots Restaurant – Simba Union 

Club, Nairobi 

Radisson Blue Hotel 

Koroga Country Club - Nyali, Mombasa 

Hotel Royal Orchid, Nairobi 

Kiambu County – TO BE CONFIRMED 

Spice Roots Restaurant – Simba Union 

Club, Nairobi 

Bowmans (Coulson Harney) Advocates – 

ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing 

Kenyatta International Conference 

Centre (KICC) 



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FROM THE KPDA SECRETARIAT 

“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what 

he thinks into it.” ~ Ernest Holmes 

Welcome to the second issue of The 

Developer’s Digest for the year 2017. You 

will note that this issue covers 4 months 

and not the usual 3 months. 

Aren’t we all glad that the process of 

the national elections has finally been 

concluded? I for one, breathe a sigh of 

relief that life and business, can finally 

get back to normal. 

For the real estate sector, there was a 

stagnation in investment with a majority 

of the local and international investors 

coining the proverb, ‘Wacha tuone 

baada ya elections.’ (‘Let us wait and see 

how things pan out after the elections.’) 

Well, let’s get back to the business of 

building this beautiful nation of ours 

one brick at a time! 

In this issue, we feature an article by 

the Kenya Bankers Association on the 

alleged ‘Housing Bubble.’ How many 

times do we hear that phrase thrown 

around in the media in relation to the 

Kenyan real estate sector? 

Let us get a better understanding of it as 

we read the article featured in our Focus 

on Policy section. 

We are encouraging all members 

of KPDA to get more active in the 

Association and hence feature a profile 

of the committees and working groups 

that are the engines behind KPDA and 

what it does. We have also published our 

2017 Calendar of Events for those who 

would like to know what activities are 

left for the rest of the KPDA year. 

KPDA wishes to welcome our newest members: 

• Glamart Properties Ltd 

• Jones Lang Lasalle (Pty) Ltd (JLL) 

• Usafi Comfort 

• Rhombus Concrete Ltd 

• KONE Kenya Ltd 

• Town and County Planners 

Association of Kenya (TCPAK) 

• Meera Construction Ltd 

• Shreeji Development Ltd 

I am calling all authors to send through 

their articles to be featured in our Have 

Your Say section. You can write on 

anything affecting the industry, both 

locally and internationally. Feel free to 

submit your articles to me through the 

email address ceo@kpda.or.ke 

I leave you with the following quote to 

mull over as you contemplate the rest of 

the year, ‘Life is a mirror and will reflect 

back to the thinker what he thinks into 

it.’ ~ Ernest Holmes 

Do have an assiduous month of 

September…… 

Elizabeth 

• African Infrastructure Development Company 

• City Engineering Works (K) Ltd 

• Classic Mouldings Ltd 

• AHCOF Investments (Kenya) Company Ltd 

• Cheriez Properties Ltd 

• Menezes and Partners Advocates 

• Moad Capital Ltd 

• Focus on Property Ltd 

Welcome to the KPDA Family! 

HOW TO JOIN THE KENYA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION 

The Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA) was established in Nairobi in 2006 as the 

representative body of the residential, commercial and industrial property development sector in 

Kenya. We are an emerging Business Member Organisation which works in proactive partnership with 

policy-makers, financiers and citizens to ensure that the property development industry grows rapidly 

but in an organized, efficient, economical and ethical manner. 

Our current membership is a diverse make up of all industry players including property development 

firms, real estate agents and managers, professional firms, industry suppliers, government agencies, 

institutional investors and managers and financial institutions who are based both in Kenya and 

globally. Principally, KPDA champions the interests of the industry to ensure a better business 

environment. 

Benefits of Joining KPDA 

Become a part of an influential body representing major industry players. And help set our wideranging 

and diverse agenda. 

Join the conversation on policy reforms through our unique engagement with influential 

government players that contribute to the overall success of your business. 

Access to information on the latest issues affecting the industry, via regular publications, 

newsletters, media reports and research; 

Participate in networking events, putting you in touch with industry investors and potential 

clients; 

Attend professional development courses which reflect the changing nature of the property and 

indeed building and construction industry as a whole; 

Access marketing opportunities that will increase your business profits as you meet potential 

clients and partners during KPDA events 

While membership to KPDA is open only to registered companies or organizations, the benefits of 

membership extend to all staff in our member companies or organizations. 

Categories of Membership 

1. Premium Membership (Open to Developers and Non Developers) 

2. Corporate Membership (Open to Developers Only) 

3. Associate Membership (Open to Developers and Non Developers) 

CATEGORY ENTRANCE FEES ANNUAL 

SUBSCRIPTION 

TOTAL 

Premium Member Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 60, 000 Kshs. 85, 000 

Corporate Member Kshs. 12, 000 Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 37, 000 

Associate Member Kshs. 12, 000 Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 37, 000 

Membership Admission Requirements 

In order to join KPDA, the following should be submitted to the KPDA Secretariat: 

1) Fill the KPDA Membership Application Form 

2) Sign the KPDA Code of Conduct 

3) Attach a copy of your company's certificate of registration or incorporation and 

4) Make the relevant payment 

Submission may be made either physically or electronically. For more information, please contact: 

Visit us online 


The KPDA Membership Relations Officer, Liz Kayaki 

Kenya Property Developers Association 

Fatima Flats, Suite 4 B 

Marcus Garvey Road off Argwings Kodhek Road, Kilimani Area 

P. O. Box 76154 - 00508 

NAIROBI, KENYA 

Telephone: +254 737 530 290/0705 277 787 

Email: e.kayaki@kpda.o.ke 

Website: www.kpda.or.ke 


Welcome to the KPDA Family! 

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FOCUS ON POLICY 

A STATUS REPORT ON KENYA’S REAL 

ESTATE MARKET: 

WHAT IS THE ‘HOUSING BUBBLE?’ 

Real estate sector in Kenya has of late 

been a pillar underpinning the overall 

economic growth. This can be attested 

by the performance of the sector in a 

number of way. 

First, the sector has rose to top sectors 

in in terms of sectoral credit allocation 

by the banking industry (See Figure 1 

above). Therefore the housing sector in 

Kenya has seen an unprecedented rise 

in the credit allocation rising to top three 

in terms of total credit among all sectors 

of the economy. 

David Muriithi Ndwiga is Research officer at Kenya Bankers Association - Centre for Research on Financial 

Markets and Policy. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Nairobi, A Bachelor’s Degree in 

Economics from Egerton University and a Diploma in Project Management from Kenya Institute of Management. 

He is tasked with conducting research on financial markets to inform policy with regard to Kenya’s financial 

market. While at his current position, he has spearheaded the crafting and modelling of the Kenya Banker’s 

Association – House Price Index that monitors the movement in quarterly house prices for residential houses in 

Kenya. In addition, he brings on board expertise in the real estate as evidenced by a number surveys of focusing 

on studies on home ownership in Kenya. Reach him on dmuriithi@kba.co.ke 

The importance of the real estate sector 

can therefore not be underrated given 

that investment in real estate is both a 

consumption expenditure as well as an 

investment expenditure. Houses have 

been widely used as collaterals against 

lending within the financial sector. As 

such the stability of the prices of houses 

is core as it immensely implies to the 

quality of the lending advanced against 

such houses as the collaterals. 

A broad stability in the prices of houses 

would be a substantial assurance of 

the good quality of lending against 

houses as collaterals. However, by 

contrast, highly volatile house prices 

could be a potential signal of exercising 

caution when lending against houses as 

collaterals. Therefore, this warrants the 

need for an objective scrutiny on the 

status report on the housing market in 

Kenya with a view of answering whether 

there is a looming housing bubble or 

not. 

First, in addressing the issue on whether 

Kenya faces a property bubble or not 

Figure 1: Sectoral distribution of credit between March 2015 and March 2016 

Sectoral Distibution of Loans (Ksh. Bn ) 


SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018 

with regard to the real estate sector, 

it’s of importance to define what a 

property bubble is. A property bubble, 

also referred to as real estate bubble 

or housing bubble is simply a scenario 

whereby the prices of houses increase 

rapidly to unsustainable levels and 

then decline sharply. It is therefore an 

economic bubble that is uniquely for the 

real estate sector. 

A bubble therefore is a short term price 

increase due to psychological effects. For 

instance, when real estate prices have 

been increasing for some time there 

may be a perception in the population 

that this increase will continue forever 

and that the investment is risk free. 

When the common belief is that prices 

can only go up, there is, also, a pressure 

to buy quickly, before housing gets even 

more expensive. As soon as the prices 

cease to increase demand will decrease 

and prices will start to decline. 

Such rapid rise in house prices followed 

by sharp decline can be attribute to a 

number of factors. First is the demand 

– supply mismatches. In this case, 

demand may outweigh supply leading 

to demand driven rise in property prices. 

The second factor could be speculation 

in the property market which could lead 

to surge in property prices as investors 

seek to make more profit margins. 

A HOUSING BUBBLE IN KENYA OR 

MERE ILLUSION? – AN EMPIRICAL 

EVIDENCE 

From the simple definition of what a 

property bubble or a housing bubble 

is, it can be certainly be concluded that 

housing bubble in Kenya’s real estate 

sector is a rosy illusion that may not 

stand a test of time against the facts. 

To start with, even though reals estate 

sector is one of the leading in terms of 

the total sectoral credit allocation mainly 

from commercial banks, the proportion 

of real estate sector remains minimal 

compared to lending in other sectors of 

the economy to warrant a justification 

for a house bubble. 

This is specifically evidenced by the 

annual value of cumulative mortgages 

in the market. In addition the aggregate 

number of mortgages remain low 

though on an upwards trend over years. 

Secondly, property market in Kenya 

remains broadly a primary market as 

opposed to secondary property market. 

This is evidenced by the time period 

taken to approve lending towards real 

estate especially mortgage lending. 

Further, mortgage transfers from 

one financier to another or from one 

borrower to another remains to be very 

rigid thus not warranting evidence for 

a housing bubble. Such rigidity comes 

with transaction costs in terms of time 

and other charges which discourage 

flexibility. It can be noted that housing 

bubbles are more eminent in the 

secondary property markets such as the 

sub – prime markets in the United States 

of America. 

Thirdly, the property process in Kenya 

with reference to the real estates have 

demonstrated a broad sense of stability 

though high. From the Kenya bankers 

Association Housing Price Index (KBA 

– HPI), the index speaks to two key 

messages. To start with, KBA-HPI) depicts 

a sense of overall price prices stability, 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

30,000 

25,000 

20,000 

15,000 

10,000 

16,135 

Figure 2: Number and value of cumulative Mortgages 

Cumulative no. of mortagages 

18,587 19,879 22,013 

24,458 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

Value of Cumulative Mortgages 

(Ksh Bn) 

91,208 

119,610 

138,111 

164,007 

203,315 

Mar-15 

Mar-16 

5,000 

0 

2011 2012 2103 2014 2015 

50,000 

0 

2011 2012 2103 2014 2015 

Source: Central Bank of Kenya 

Source: Central Bank of Kenya 



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A STATUS REPORT ON KENYA’S REAL ESTATE MARKET 

the trend over the years ever since its 

launch in the market. The underlying 

demand and supply characteristics 

and in particular it depicts a demand 

slow-down on the back of the broader 

economic environment characterised 

by a general sense of softening growth 

(See figure 3). 

The build-up of the risks in the sector 

as, measured by the fixed base index 

120.00 

115.00 

110.00 

105.00 

100.00 

95.00 

90.00 

posit that the house process have rose 

merely by 16.67 percent as at the end 

of quarter two of 2017 compared to the 

base period of quarter in of 2013. 

This reveals a broad stability in the 

house prices over a period of four and 

a half years. Similar conclusions can be 

made from the moving base index for 

the same time period. 

Figure 3: Quarterly Price Indices 

Index with a fixed base 

Source: Kenya Bankers Association – Centre for research on Financial Markets and Policy® 

KPDA MEMBER TESTIMONIAL 

Index with a moving base 

MMC Africa Law is a full service indigenous law firm founded 

in 1995. We joined the Kenya Property Developers Association 

in the year 2015. In the two years that we have been members 

of the Association, we have enjoyed the benefit of meeting 

stakeholders within the real estate sector including developers, 

Government agencies and officials, building consultants and 

professionals, amongst others. We have also participated in 

advocating for the improvement of public policy in the sector 

with the objective of developing a real estate sector that is 

efficient, robust and sustainable for our Kenyan population. 

The house prices in Kenya though high 

especially in the upper market segment, 

they are relatively stable thus the 

possibility of a housing bubble is muted 

at the moment. 

The possibility of the housing bubble 

can perhaps be alluded to given the 

developments in the house prices with 

time since property market is known to 

undergo correction with time. 

Esther Omulele 

Deputy Managing Partner, Head of Commercial & Property Department 

KPDA COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS 

Members are encouraged to request to 

join any of the Association committees to 

connect and engage with professional/peer 

networks and government leadership; as well 

as identify a leadership position that aligns 

with one’s professional goals and objectives. 

KPDA members are encouraged to play a 

more active role in the Association by getting 

involved in leadership opportunities. 

I. THE PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY 

COMMITTEE 

The Public Policy and Advocacy Committee 

is committed to ensuring that KPDA impacts 

the industry through engagement on policy 

issues and becomes the most reputable body 

for the advocacy of real estate issues. 

Mandates: 

1. Ensures that KPDA enhances the 

business environment that KPDA 

members are operating in; 

2. Engaged in increased advocacy for 

issues facing members; 

3. Ensures focused engagement with 

policy makers; 

4. Ensures increased knowledge on priority 

areas of advocacy and best approaches; 

5. Facilitates increased dissemination of 

research findings and KPDA’s main areas 

of focus; 

6. Facilitates increased capacity of KPDA 

to conduct impactful advocacy by 

increased engagement with likeminded 

organizations, associations and 

institutions. 

Committee Members: 

1. Gikonyo Gitonga – Axis Real Estate Ltd 

(Committee Convenor) 

2. Adnan Khan – Anjarwalla and Khanna 

Advocates 

3. Esther Omulele – MMC Africa Law 

4. Jacqueline Wangui – CFL Advocates 

5. Azmeena Bhanji – PDM (Kenya) Ltd 

6. Sam Mwaura – Private Sector 

Development Trust 

7. Palkesh Shah – Chigwell Holdings Ltd 

8. Anne Muchiri – Rozanna Properties Ltd 

9. Amarjit Virdi - Questworks 

10. Edward Kirathe - Acorn Group Ltd 

11. Harminder Chana – Lordship Africa 

12. Ravi Kohli – Karibu Homes 

13. Peris Karanja – Karanja Njenga 

Advocates 

14. Abraham Muriithi - PRC 

15. Alex Waiharo – Jabez Properties 

16. Catherine Kariuki – Land Development 

KENYA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION 

‘Creating a value driven, sustainable and socially responsible real estate industry’ 

COMMITTEES AND MANDATES, AUGUST 2017 

and Governance Institute (LDGI) 

The committee has also subdivided itself 

into working groups who work on focused 

advocacy areas: 

1. The National Government Working 

Group: Facilitate KPDA’s engagement with 

central government (primarily the Ministry 

of Lands and Physical Planning as well as the 

Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing 

and Urban Development). 

Members: 

- Sam Mwaura (Group Leader) 

- Esther Omulele 

- Anne Muchiri 

- James Karanja 

- Alex Waiharo 

- Abraham Muriithi 

- Peris Karanja 

2. The County Government Working Group: 

Ensure effective engagement with various 

county governments to enhance the business 

environment that KPDA members work in. 

Members: 

- Amarjit Virdi (Group Leader) 

- Azmeena Bhanji 

- Gikonyo Gitonga 

3. The Research and Development Working 

Group: Spearhead the project to develop the 

KPDA Construction Process Handbook. 

Members: 

- Azmeena Bhanji (Group Leader) 

- Adnan Khan 

- Jacqueline Wangui 

4. The Regulatory Bodies Working Group: 

Ensure close and focused engagement 

with regulatory bodies that KPDA members 

interact with doing business in the Kenyan 

real estate sector. 

Members: 

- Harminder Chana (Group Leader) 

- Asher Owino (Newmatic Africa Ltd) 

- Faith Mwaura (RE/MAX Heritage) 

- Alex Waiharo (Jabez Properties) 

II. MEMBERSHIP AND OUTREACH 

COMMITTEE 

The main aim of the Membership and 

Outreach Committee is to develop KPDA to 

be the most relevant association for property 

developers and other players in the real 

estate sector. This committee supports the 

secretariat by maintaining active members 

by organizing vibrant and active activities 

and events as well as increasing membership 

numbers. 

Mandates: 

1. Enhance value and service to members 

through increased networking and 

opportunities for members; 

2. Facilitate increased diversity (amongst 

members) and increased number of 

members; 

3. Organize increased training 

opportunities for members; 

4. Enhance brand visibility, authority and 

respectability of KPDA through increased 

number of industry players and members 

of the public aware of and well informed 

about KPDA; 

5. Ensure increased number of industry 

players, clients and members of the public 

looking up to KPDA for leadership and 

guidance; 

6. Ensure KPDA members are differentiated 

in the market as superior developers; 

7. Build a national footprint for KPDA. 


1. Ken Luusa – Acorn Group Ltd (Committee 

Convenor) 

2. Gikonyo Gitonga – Axis Real Estate Ltd 

3. Stephanie Odhiambo – Acorn Group Ltd 

4. Caroline Kihara – KCB 

5. Palkesh Shah – Chigwell Holdings Ltd 

6. Caroline Ratemo – Ratemo and Company 

Advocates 

7. Caroline Karugu – Anjarwalla and Khanna 

Advocates 

8. George Wachiuri – Optiven Ltd 

III. THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING 

COMMITTEE 

It is the mandate of this committee to 

develop structures that will ensure financial 

sustainability, operational capacity and facilitate 

realization of KPDA’s mission and vision. 

Mandates: 

1. Enhanced financial capacity and stability 

through ensuring growth in internal income 

and increased co-operation with other likeminded 

organizations; 

2. Increased capacity to drive and sustain 

growth by establishing and maintaining 

strengthened structure and systems within 

the association; 

3. Ensuring the secretariat has adequate HR 

capacity. 


1. Emma Achoki (Committee Convenor) 

2. Hamish Govani 

3. Ranee Nanji 



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HAVE YOUR SAY 

HAVE YOUR SAY 

DUE DILIGENCE GUIDE IN INVESTING 

IN KENYAN REAL ESTATE: 

HOW TO SPOT A SCAM 

By the KPDA Secretariat 

Investing in real estate is always high 

risk, whether it is in the development 

of rental property, a family home or 

commercial real estate developments. 

Consider this scenario: 

The property listing almost looks too 

good to be true – it is in the perfect 

location, has beautiful photos and is 

well below your budget. You send off an 

enquiry and receive a quick response: 

the landlord is currently overseas and 

cannot show you the home. But if you 

can wire through a deposit as soon as 

possible, the property is yours. 

For many people who have tried to 

rent property online, this scenario 

might sound all too familiar. While 

new technologies have made it easier 

than ever before for property seekers 

to get all the information they need 

to supercharge their house hunt, the 

internet has also made it easier for 

online fraudsters to target both buyers 

and renters. 

Remember that if it sounds too good to 

be true, it probably is! One of the most 

important rules in real estate is that if 

a deal sounds too good to be true, it 

most likely is. Be skeptical about any 

online listings for attractive properties 

which are very well priced for the area. 

Scammers often use these very low 

prices to lure property seekers. 

Being aware of a few tell-tale signs, 

house-hunters can learn to quickly sort 

the scammers from the legitimate real 

estate agents. Below is a compiled guide 

to help property seekers avoid falling 

victim to a scam. 

Due diligence is an investigation of 

potential investment prior to making 

a commitment in order to confirm all 

facts and keep an investor and his/ 

her resources safe before entering 

into a transaction. It is considered a 

reasonable act expected of anyone who 

is thinking of investment. In real estate, 

due diligence is defined as a buyer’s 

obligation to do an investigation of 

property to determine whether he/she 

is satisfied. 

During this period, the buyer conducts 

an in-depth analysis of the condition 

of the property and the feasibility of 

purchasing the property. If the buyer 

finds defects in the property midprocess, 

he/she is allowed to cancel 

the purchase of the property due to 

unsatisfactory results. 

Below are some key things to consider 

during the due diligence process; 

1. FIND OUT WHAT THE MARKET OFFERS 

The state of the market usually affects 

the pricing of property. When there is a 

high demand for property with a lack of 

supply of good quality property, then 

prices of houses tend to rise and vice 

versa. 

However a large supply of housing that 

is in high demand translates to higher 

pricing as there might be buyers in the 

market who are willing to pay whatever 

it takes to acquire the property. 

Knowing what the market offers will 

ensure that you do not end up paying 

more than you should. For example 

having information like the current 

over-supply of office space in areas like 

Upper-hill will help someone who wants 

to buy commercial space get a good 

bargain on office space. 

2. INSPECT THE PROPERTY 

If you want to end up with a nice home, 

you need to be strategic. The rule of 

thumb is; “do not make payment for 

a property that you have not seen”. 

Fraudsters are everywhere looking for 

who to con next, and given the sacrifices 

you have made to save enough to buy 

your own home, be very careful who you 

give your money to. 

After confirming that a property exists, 

ensure that you scrutinize it top to 

bottom looking for issues that would 

cost you extra money to fix. Renovating 

property is a huge expense; therefore 

ensure you get estimates for work 

before you decide to move forward with 

the purchase, if at all you decide to buy 

property that has issues to be fixed. If you 

are in a position to hire a home inspector 

to do this the better, if not make sure 

you do it thoroughly. Having a second 

or third opinion is highly recommended 

for this. 

3. APPRAISE & VALUE PROPERTY 

An appraisal is an estimate of the 

value of property, also defined as 

the opinion of the market value for 

a property. A valuation on the other 

hand is done to establish “exactly how 

much a property is worth”. Property 

appraisal and valuation are necessities 

for successful real estate purchase. A 

valuation report usually includes details 

like its location, legal description, value, 

improvements, land use as well as 

information on comparative sales in 

the area. This information will help you 

review the future performance of your 

property, therefore lets you know if the 

particular property is a good investment 

opportunity or not. 

4. INVESTIGATE TITLE/TRANSACTION 

DOCUMENTS 

You need to establish legal ownership of 

property you are buying from someone. 

For a home that already exists, there 

has to be a public record showing that 

the seller of this property has legal 

ownership. To facilitate this, ensure you 

do a title search at the Lands Registry, 

Ardhi House to avoid issues like a long 

lost aunt claiming ownership of property 

that you have already paid for. Such 

issues are costly to address, and you 

need to sort them out with the previous 

owner before you inherit a problem you 

don’t want to have. 

Ensure you hire a conveyance lawyer 

to facilitate the Purchasing process 

and draw Agreements based on terms 

acceptable to both you and the seller. 

5. CHECK FOR GOVERNMENT 

REGULATIONS/ZONING ISSUES 

Check for issues that could have an 

impact on the property you want to 

acquire or a building you want to put 

up. Find out things like whether your 

home will lie in a flood zone are or if the 

renovations you plan to do, if any, will 

cause some environmental hazard to 

you future neighbours. 

Ensure that you are well conversant with 

National Construction Authority Act 

(NCA) to avoid buying property that will 

later get the big ‘X’ sign for demolition 

after pouring all your savings into it. 

Bottom line, when purchasing real 

estate, it is up to you to ensure that 

you get the asset that you are paying 

for, given the risks involved in real 

estate purchase could be as high as 

the perceived benefits. A good practice 

would then be to have a due diligence 

checklist to guide you through the 

process. 

DUE DILIGENCE FOR RENTALS 

1. Always Insist on Inspecting the 

Property. 

Never agree to make any payments 

upfront or sign a contract without first 

inspecting the property. 

Viewing the property and meeting the 

agent in person are the best ways to 

guarantee that the listing is legitimate. 

2. Verify the Identity of the Person You 

Are Dealing With. 

Take steps to check the agent you are 

dealing with is a licensed broker or 

agent. In the first instance, a simple 

online search can help you detect a 

scam. Try searching for the property’s 

address, the name of the agent and their 

email address. 

3. Avoid Listings that Have Been 

Posted Multiple Times. 

One common scam is for fraudsters to 

copy an existing (and legitimate) listing 

of a property for sale and repost it as a 

rental, with their own contact details 

attached. Look out for duplicate listings 

which have different asking prices. 

4. Never Give Away Your Personal 

Information or Documents. 

You should never be asked to provide 

your bank account details or personal 

identification documents to someone 

over the internet. Importantly, never 

provide your credit card verification 

code to anyone. 

GENERAL TIPS TO AVOID REAL 

ESTATE PROPERTY SCAMS 

1. Whether you are buying or renting 

a property from landlord or you 

are going to sell and rent your 

property to tenants, ensure this to 

make your contract in written form. 

Never assume that the party you 

are dealing with will follow verbal 

promises. 

2. If you are going to make any kind 

of real estate property deal for the 

first time, it’s better to take advice 

from experienced professionals. 

Experienced and qualified investors 

and professionals will help you 

to estimate the real value of the 

project or property for which you 

are investing your money. They 

will also help you to identify the 

ambiguity in a contract. Professional 

suggestions will surely protect you 

to make doubtful deals. 

3. Before making final decision to 



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HAVE YOUR SAY 

KPDA PARTNERSHIPS 

DUE DILIGENCE GUIDE IN INVESTING IN KENYAN REAL ESTATE: 

invest in any property development 

project, it is good to observe major 

property development projects. 

You can also find information about 

common real estate scam cases via 

media. Usually, real estate fraudsters 

try to use same technique to 

deceive people. This makes it a little 

easy to identify scam property deal. 

4. Try to work with certified 

professionals. It is critically 

important to work with authorized 

real estate agents and property 

management companies. 

Moreover, if you are individually 

selling or renting your property to 

a buyer or tenant, make sure about 

his employment and bank balance. 

If a person you are dealing with 

shows a complex background be 

careful, he may be a scam artist. 

5. Always be ready to quit any real 

estate deal in case you don’t get 

satisfactory answers to any of your 

questions related to the property 

you are going to buy or rent. Even 

if the offer is too good, keep it in 

mind that real estate deals must 

be profitable for both the parties. 

Don’t focus only on what you will be 

getting after the deal; also consider 

what other party will get at the end. 

6. Similarly, keep an eye on your bank 

accounts; you will also become 

victim of identity theft that may lead 

to involve you in sort of corruption 

and fake bank transactions. Scam 

artists can open fake accounts with 

your name and make scam deals on 

your name. Maintain proper data of 

your accounts and properties you 

possess to avoid such incidents of 

identity thefts. 

7. Avoid paying beyond your capacity 

to pay for a property. Real estate 

scams also betray buyers and sellers 

showing them urgency to sell or 

purchase assets and encourage 

them to pay extra money for the 

property or finalizing sale deal 

below actual market prices. It is 

important to consider correct value 

of property ad your budget limits. 

Following these simple tips will help 

you to avoid real estate property scams. 

Whether you are going to purchase, 

sale or rent a property. There are always 

chances to become a victim, only careful 

observation of whole business process 

will protect you from property scams. 

REFERENCES 

1. http://www.buyrentkenya.com/blog/ 

your-due-diligence-guide-when-buyingreal-estate-in-kenya 

2. http://www.bhomes.com/blog/post/ 

avoid-real-estate-property-scams.aspx 

(+971 600 52 2233 | customercare@ 

bhomes.com) 

VALUE OF JOINING THE KPDA FAMILY 

The Kenya Property Developers Association was 

established in Nairobi in 2006 as the representative 

body of the residential, commercial and industrial 

property development sector in Kenya. It is an emerging 

Business Member Organisation which works in proactive 

partnership with policy-makers, financiers and citizens 

to ensure that the property development industry grows 

rapidly but in an organized, efficient, economical and 

ethical manner. Our current membership stands at 85 

members. 

The Association’s strategic objectives include working 

with the Government and other stakeholders to promote 

policies that stimulate the property sector; contributing 

to excellence in building through promotion of worldclass 

ethical standards and educational programs; 

compiling focused research and analysis to inform 

investment decisions, policy analysis and public 

education; developing new financing mechanisms 

to help low and middle income Kenyan families own 

homes; providing a forum where property investors 

can share expertise and build business contacts; and 

harmonising development activities with citizen 

concerns, like neighbourhood associations and 

environmental preservation groups. 

Our members enjoy the following: 

• Advocacy that champions the interests of the 

industry to both the public sector and the 

wider private sector to ensure a better business 

environment for the property industry; 

• Information on the latest issues affecting the 

industry, via regular publications, newsletters, 

media reports and research; 

• Networking events, putting members in touch 

with industry leaders and potential clients; 

• Professional development courses which reflect 

the changing nature of the property industry; 

• Marketing opportunities for member companies 

with discounts offered to various advertising 

platforms; 

• Discounted rate at both KPDA events and 

events organized by international and regional 

organizations in the building and construction 

industry; 

• Access to emerging markets and exposure to joint 

venture opportunities. 

While KPDA membership is open only to companies, the 

benefits of membership extend to all staff in member 

companies. 

Let KPDA become your partner in advocacy, education, 

information, research and helping develop your 

business. 

Become a part of this formidable family! 

For more information, kindly contact our KPDA 

secretariat on 0737 530 290 or 0705 277 787 or by 

email e.kayaki@kpda.or.ke. 

ABOUT KENYA GREEN 

BUILDING SOCIETY 

The Kenya Green Building Society 

(KGBS) is an independent, non-profit 

membership based society registered 

with the World Green Building Council as 

its Kenya Chapter. KGBS is mandated to 

certify the built environment, advocate 

for green buildings and train green 

building professionals. 

KGBS is the leading Green Building 

movement in the Kenyan market that 

ensure buildings are designed and built 

sustainably. Currently, KGBS using Green 

ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY 

PLANNERS ASSOCIATION OF 

KENYA (TCPAK) 

The Town and County Planners Association 

of Kenya or TCPAK is a corporate body 

comprising of town, county and country 

planners, and/or urban and regional 

planners and/or physical planners. The 

Association promotes professional 

development, education, public 

awareness, sustainable development and 

the protection and conservation of the 

built and natural environment. 

Our Vision 

To be the premier and leading town, 

star SA rating tool We are a dedicated 

team of professionals working in 

collaboration with industry experts, 

leaders, government departments to 

develop modern day building best 

practices crafted to suit the Kenyan 

dynamic property industry. 

Our Vision 

The Kenya Green Building Society 

seeks to lead the transformation in 

the construction industry towards 

environmentally sustainable buildings, 

promoting healthy and efficient 

environments. 

county, regional and country planning 

association of choice in Kenya and the 

world. 

Our Mission 

The Association exists to advance 

sustainable, integrated and inclusive 

association for the benefit of the 

town, county and country planners 

and professional growth of members 

through professional practice, advancing 

knowledge and technologies, research, 

championing the rights of town 

planners and conducting professional 

development programs. 

Our Mission 

To Promote and improve the awareness 

of green building design practices, 

programs, technologies and operations. 

To enable the objective measurement 

and recognition of green building 

practices by developing and operating a 

green building rating system. 

Why become a member? 

As a member of the Green Building 

Council SA, your company will play a 

critical role in transforming the South 

African built environment. You will 

become part of our network of industry 

leaders and pioneers, collectively 

championing the green building cause 

and accelerating the development and 

adoption of best practices. 

Visit Us 

Kenya Green Building Society 

Kiambu Road, Nairobi. 

Tel: +254 710 869 547 

Email: admin@ 

kenyagreenbuildingsociety.co.ke 

Our Value Statement 

A responsive professional association 

of town, county and country planners 

which is professional, accountable, 

democratic and mutually supportive. 

Membership Options 

1. Honorary 

2. Fellow 

3. Corporate 

4. Graduate 

5. Technician 

6. Student 

7. Visitng 

8. Firm 

9. Institutional 

10. Associate 

For more information on TCPAK please visit 

Town and County Planners 

Association of Kenya 

Block 2, White Court, Galana Road, 

Kilimani, Nairobi 

P. O. Box 15692 – 00100 GPO Nairobi, 

Kenya 

Tel: +254 721 345 611 

Email: info@tcpak.com 

http://www.tcpak.com 



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KPDA PARTNERSHIPS 

KPDA NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS REPORT 

ABOUT UHDA 

Upper Hill District Association (UHDA) 

is an association that represents the 

interests of property/ land owners, 

businesses and residents based in Upper 

Hill District. 

We are driven to improve the quality 

of life in Upper Hill by liaising with key 

authorities in the National and County 

Government. 

Our Vision 

Our vision is to see Upper Hill District 

become the financial hub of East and 

Central Africa. 

Membership 

To strengthen our lobbying voice, we 

need more members. 

Together with your support you are able to: 

• Play a part in initiating change for the 

better in Upperhill District. 

• Have pressing matters affecting you 

handled collectively as an Association. 

• Receive current and regular 

communication on recent developments 

in Upperhill through our mailing list and 

the UHDA Newsletter. 

• Have your company promoted through 

our publications. 

“ 

ABOUT UPPER HILL 

The once small district that boasted to be 

a residential area for senior civil servants 

especially from Kenya Railways has 

transformed over the years to become 

one of the most sought after areas to set 

up a thriving business. 

Welcome to Upper Hill, the home of 

lucrative businesses with changing 

skylines thanks to the exquisite 

skycrapers that have popped up over 

the years. 

We boast to have key government 

parastatals and courts, Kenya’s public 

referral hospital, biggest private hospital, 

medical and dental centres, diplomatic 

missions, lavish hotels. 

For more information about us, write 

to us at upperhill@uhda.or.ke or simply 

visit our website and get to know us 

better on www.uhda.or.ke . 

Upperhill District Association 

2nd Floor, Royal Ngao Housem Upperhill 

Tel: 0739 584 765 

Email: Upperhill@uhda.or.ke 

www.uhda.or.ke 

We joined KPDA three years ago and as Optiven Group, we 

have no regrets. We have massively networked, participated 

in policy shaping. We have had opportunities to meet decision 

making individual's including the President, Cabinet secretaries, 

County Governor's and other key people to lobby on issues 

affecting the land Issues. 

We had many events that presented opportunities to market 

our products. 

Being a member of KPDA is a yes yes. A lot of gains as an 

organization. 

We highly recommend any party out there to join this 

association. 

George Wachiuri - CEO Optiven Group 

“ 

THE KPDA NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING 

PERMITTING APPROVALS ACTIVITY REPORT 

JANUARY – JUNE 2017 

The 2017 half year KPDA NCCG Building 

Permitting Approvals Activity Report 

provides a summary of statistical 

information on planning permitting 

activity in Nairobi for the period between 

January to June 2017. 

Only statistics received from the Nairobi 

City County Government, Urban 

Planning Department have been used 

as references. 

This report uses building permitting 

approval requests submitted to the 

Nairobi City County Government which 

are then analysed and approved by 

a specialist committee appointed by 

the Urban Planning Department of the 

Nairobi City County Government. 

The report contains information on 

applications that have been approved 

by the specialist committee highlighting 

development locations, types, values, 

application revenues and process 

performances. 

SUMMARY STATISTICS 

A total of 1,140 planning permit 

applications were approved from 

January to June 2017 with June having 

the highest number of approvals (204) 

and April having the least (153). Other 

key statistics from this report include: 

1. The value of approved permits (for 

the period January – June 2017) 

represents over Kshs. 53.5 billion 

worth of development projects and 

permitting fees collected were over 

Kshs. 493.9 Million for the period 

January – June 2017; 

2. During 2016 the highest value of 

buildings submitted for approval 

was Kshs. 5, 367, 000, 000 (Kshs. 

5.37 billion) by the Rossyln Property 

Holdings Ltd (Proposed Mixed Use 

Development) and the maximum 

submission fee paid was Kshs. 57, 

658, 610. 

3. On average the estimated value of 

building developments approved 

was Kshs. 47, 005, 492 and that of the 

submission fee was Kshs. 433, 629. 

4. Based on localities it was noted 

from the statistics that most of the 

developments were carried out in 

Karen, Westlands, Industrial Area, 

Kilimani and the Central Business 

District. 

5. Based on the Kenyan Building Code 

of 1997, this report depicts permits 

that were issued in the following 

average percentages in accordance 

to the named classifications below: 

• 80.9% (922) - Domestic Class 

(commercial developments, 

domestic buildings and offices) 

• 10.1% (115) - Public Class (social halls, 

religious buildings, libraries, schools, 

etc.) 

• 9% (103) - Warehouse Class 

(industries, factories, and go downs) 

• The statistics show that in the first half 

of the year 2017, approved proposed 

developments of the Domestic 

Classification had the highest level of 

approvals issued. 

While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided in this report is accurate no guarantee for the currency or accuracy of information is made. The 

permitting data was provided to the Kenya Property Developers Association by the Nairobi City County Government Physical Planning Department. 



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PERMIT APPLICATION ACTIVITY BY SUB-COUNTY 


DWELLING RELATED ACTIVITY ACROSS NAIROBI 

1. Buildings approved included domestic 

buildings, commercial developments, 

offices, religious buildings, social halls, 

libraries, schools, factories, industries 

and go downs. The following graph 

identifies permit applications that 

relate to various building classes. 

2. It can be noted that 80.88% of the 

planning submitted under the 

building class category were domestic 

class which includes domestic 

buildings, commercial developments 

and offices. 

There are more development activities on the Western side of Nairobi compared to the Eastern side. 

The highest permits were approved in the areas of Karen, Westlands, Industrial Area, Runda and Eastleigh. 

1. Karen has the highest percentage of permits locality-wise. 

2. Riruta has the least number of permits amongst the top 10 areas of development. 

NB: Localities that do not appear in the graph had less than 1% permit approval activity. 

NUMBER OF APPROVALS BY ZONAL USER DENSITY 

BUILDING CLASS BY LOCALITY 

1. The graph indicates Karen being 

the area with the highest number of 

Domestic and Public Class approvals. 

This signals a new settlement area for 

Nairobi’s residents. 

2. Industrial area topped in approvals 

related to the Warehouse Class mainly 

because the area has a high number of 

industries as well as warehouses set up. 

1. The Residential Class 

accounted for 74.21% of the 

approvals. 

2. Commercial Class buildings 


approvals. 

3. Public Class buildings 


total approvals. 

4. Industrial Class buildings 


total approvals. 



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GRAPH DEPICTING PERIOD OF APPROVALS ON A MONTHLY BASIS 


GRAPH DEPICTING LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN FOR PROJECT APPROVALS 

The Month of June had 

the highest number 

of approvals, with 204 

approvals and March 

had the lowest at 153. 

1. Most of the permits 

took over a month to 

be approved. 

2. On average, the 

number of days taken 

for approvals to be 

issued is 52 days which 

is slightly below 2 

months. 

BUILDING CLASS BY LOCALITY 

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE SIX MONTHS OF 2017 

868 buildings presented 

for approvals were 

valued between Kshs.1 

million and Kshs. 50 

million while only 3 

buildings were valued 

over Kshs. 1 billion. 

Most of these buildings 

were in the residential 

category. 

It can be noted that 

there has been an 

increase in the worth of 

developments approved 

by XXXX. Domestic 

buildings continue 

to have the highest 

number of approvals. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, KINDLY CONTACT THE KPDA SECRETARIAT 

KENYA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION 

Fatima Flats, Suite 4B Marcus Garvey Road 

Telephone: +254 737 530 290/0705 277 787 

Off Argwings Kodhek, Kilimani Area 

Email: ceo@kpda.or.ke 

P. O. Box 76154 – 00508 Nairobi, Kenya 

Website: www.kpda.or.ke 



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KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS 


KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS AT 23 RD AUGUST 2017 

Leo Capital Holdings Ltd 

Parmalen Investments Ltd 

Thika Greens Ltd 

Coulson Harney Advocates 

PREMIUM MEMBERS 

Ali Fabrication Solutions Ltd 

Bamburi Cement Ltd 

Britam 

Diamond Property Merchants 

Fusion Capital 

HF Development and Investment Ltd 

Imaran Real Estate Ltd 

KCB Bank 

Savannah Cement Ltd 

Synthesis Systems Ltd 

Tandem & Stark Ltd 

Vaal Real Estate Ltd 

Yasian Technology Company Ltd 

CORPORATE MEMBERS 

Acorn Management Services Ltd 

Actis Africa Ltd 

Boleyn Magic Wall Panel Ltd 

Camelot Cosultants Ltd/Lantana Homes Ltd 

Century City Property Ltd 

Cheriez Properties Ltd 

Chigwell Holdings Ltd 

Coral Property International Ltd 

County Home Developers Ltd/Runda 

View Ltd 

Enkavilla Properties Ltd 

Fedha (Management) Ltd 

Glamart Properties Ltd 

Hass Consult Ltd 

Heri Homes Properties Ltd 

Homescope Properties Ltd 

Ijenga Ventures Ltd 

Lordship Africa 

Manrik Group 

Meera Construction Ltd 

Mentor Management Ltd (Mml) 

Moad Capital 

Mugumo Developments Ltd 

PDM (Kenya) Ltd 

Pediment Developers 

Pentagon Properties Ltd 

Pioneer Holdings (Africa) Ltd 

Property Reality Company Ltd 

Rozana Properties Ltd 

Sayani Investments Ltd 

Shreeji Development Ltd 

Unity Homes Ltd 

Urban Nirvana Property Solutions Ltd 

Vishwa Developers Ltd 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates 

Aspenn Global Mobility Consultants 

Axis Real Estate Ltd 

Davis & Shirtliff Ltd 

DLR Group Africa Ltd 

Emerge Developments Ltd 

Focus On Property Ltd 

Galaxy Heritage Ltd 

Geokarma Construction Ltd 

Global Property Advice 

Kone Kenya Ltd 

Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd 

State Department For Housing And 

Urban Development 

Mmc Africa Law 

Africa Reit Ltd 

Africa Infrastructure Development 

Company (Aidc) 

Ahcof Investments (Kenya) Ltd 

AMS Properties Ltd 

Cytonn Real Estate 

Daykio Plantations Ltd 

Dream Home Construction 

Company Ltd 

Dunhill Consulting Ltd 

INFPAC Ltd 

Jabez Properties 

Kamhomes Investment Ltd 

Karibu Homes 

Mwanzoni Ltd 

Nanyuki Mall Ltd 

Natureville Homes 

Oakpark Properties Ltd 

Sigimo Enterprises Ltd 

Simba Corporation Ltd 

Spartan Developers Ltd 

Superior Homes Kenya 

Tatu City Ltd 

Broll Kenya Ltd 

Buy Rent Kenya Ltd 

Cemex Holdings Ltd 

CFL and Company Advocates 

Green Kenya Corporation Ltd 

Honeywell Technologies (K) Ltd 

Intex Construction Ltd 

Jones Lang Lasalle (Pty) Ltd (Jll) 

Kanaga & Associates 

Newline Ltd 

Bahati Ridge Development Ltd 

Edifice Ltd 

Karume Holdings Ltd 

Kings Developers Ltd 

Optiven Limited 

Tilisi Developments Ltd 

CITY ENGINEERING WORKS (K) LTD 

Karanja Njenga Advocates 

Newmatic Africa Ltd 

Blueline Properties Ltd 

Elm Ridge Ltd 

Kzanaka Ltd 

Paradigm Projects Ltd 

The Epic Properties Ltd 

Classic Mouldings Ltd 

K.Mberia and Partners Advocates 



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KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS AT 23 RD AUGUST 2017 

KN Associates LLP 

Knight Frank Kenya Ltd 

Koto Housing Kenya 

Laser Property Services Ltd 

Mahida And Maina Company Advocates 

Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates 

Mehta Electricals Ltd 

Menezes And Partners Advocates 

Mereka & Co. Advocates 

Mohammed Muigai Advocates 

Murimi And Company Advocates 

Nabo Capital Ltd 

Nanchang Foreign Engineering 

Company (Kenya) Ltd 

Nomadic Tents (K) Ltd 

O & M Law Llp 

Oraro & Company Advocates 

KPDA MEMBER TESTIMONIAL 

Pam Goldings Properties Ltd 

Paragon Architects 

Private Sector Development Trust 

Property Link Africa Ltd 

Questworks Ltd 

Ratemo & Company Advocates 

Re/Max Heritage 

Rhombus Concrete Ltd 

Saj Ceramics Ltd 

Secureman Services Ltd 

ecureman Services 

Limited 

S 

“ Your Security, Our Duty” 

Soita & Associates Advocates 

Spearhead Africa Ltd 

Stanlib Kenya Ltd 

Steel Africa Limited 

Sterling & Wilson Private Ltd 

Town And County Planners Association 

Of Kenya (TCPAK) 

Usafi Comfort Ltd 

Paragon Architects has been a member of KPDA since our 

first project in Nairobi went into construction. Even though 

we are based outside of Kenya, the industry news, regulatory 

news and property-related news items distributed 

regularly are of great value to our business. Without the 

KPDA, we would have a much less developed insight into 

the functioning of the local market and its dynamics. In 

addition, the networking opportunities are very valuable. 

Henning Rasmuss, Director 

– Paragon Architects 

The Developer’s Digest is a quarterly 

e-newsletter supported and published 

by the Kenya Property Developers 

Association and designed by Insync 

MEDIA Ltd. It targets the various 

players in the property industry in 

Kenya and highlights a wide spectre 

of issues affecting our members, other 

professionals, manufacturers and both 

private and public sector players in the 

industry. We seek to encourage positive 

dialogue and development 

The Developer’s Digest is filled with 

current industry news, updates on 

the Association’s ongoing activities, 

views, interesting facts and specialty 

advertising messages. 

WHY ADVERTISE THROUGH THE 

DEVELOPER’S DIGEST? 

We offer a unique, flexible, converged 

media mix that helps advertisers 

communicate their message effectively. 

This includes our website, e-newsletter, 

social media platforms and focused events 

(such as our training and networking 

forums). 

We keep track of our readership and 

are sensitive to emerging issues in the 

industry. 

It is a free and interactive online 

publication. 

It is a free downloadable Mobile App 

onto any mobile device. 

We at The Developer’s Digest will work 

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multi-platform advertising strategy that 

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After all, the distance between you and 

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The Developer’s Digest will also offer 

you advertising on our website with a 

direct link to you and your company’s 

website. 

Please contact the KPDA Secretariat via 

email on admin@kpda.or.ke or call us 

on 0737 530 290 or 0705 277 787 for 

more information. 

ADVERTISING RATES 

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ADVERTS SUBMISSION: 

The adverts should be submitted as Adobe PDF files with the above specific measurements 

for the desired advert and NOT a flat image PDF exported from Photoshop. 

ONLINE ADVERTISING TERMS & CONDITIONS: 

Payment is due within 15 days from when an invoice is issued. All payments should be made in 

the name of KPDA. Banner ads may be pulled if account balances are not paid by the due date. As 

space is limited, banner ads are sold on a first come, first served basis. All advertising is accepted 

subject to the publisher’s approval upon determination that the products or service advertised are 

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Invitation to the End of Year KPDA Corporate 

Networking KOROGA Event 

#KPDAKorogaOct2017 

Friday 27 th October 2017 at the Spice Roots Restaurant, Simba 

Union Club, Muthaiga Nairobi 

An interactive and informal networking event! 

WHERE: SPICE ROOTS RESTAURANT, SIMBA UNION CLUB 

(Located along Forest Road, Muthaiga, Nairobi) 

WHEN: Friday, 27 th October 2017 

TIME: 

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