How August 2022 Elections in Kenya will Impact Real Estate Market in Uasin Gishu.

Uasin Gishu County is the home to Deputy President William Ruto who is one of the main contenders for the presidency seat in the upcoming August 2022 general elections. Considered his stronghold, we want to look at how his win may impact on real estate market in Uasin Gishu.

Facts about Uasin Gishu

Uasin Gishu County is situated in the mid-west of Kenya’s Rift Valley and shares common borders with Trans Nzoia to the North, Elgeyo Marakwet County to the East, and Baringo County to the South East and Kakamega County to the North West. It covers an area of 3,392.2 km² with 476.3 km² under forest cover according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. The total population of Uasin Gishu stands at 1,163,186 according to the 2019 population census. Uasin Gishu’s main economic activities are large-scale wheat and maize farming. It is endowed with good land resources making it one of the breadbasket counties in the country. Agriculture supports over 80% of the rural population of Uasin Gishu County in terms of household income and food security.

Places to visit in Uasin Gishu

Some of the best places to visit in Uasin Gishu include:

Koromosho Falls
Greenwoods Campsite and Resort
Poa Place Resort
Naiberi River Campsite
Kesses Dam
Sirikwa Hotel
Boma Inn
The Noble Hotel
Two River Dam

Eldoret Town

The Uasin Gishu County government is installing CCTV cameras in Eldoret to enhance security. This is part of measures to boost investor confidence and position the town for city status. Governor Jackson Mandago’s administration aims to ensure Eldoret is a safe haven for doing business since it will qualify itself to host a city in the future. He said that his administration wants to improve infrastructure and other services in order to attract more investors and traders to establish businesses in Eldoret, which would spur the county’s economic growth and create job opportunities for the majority of unemployed youths. This move can be immediately actualized if William Ruto wins the presidency in the upcoming polls.

Uasin Gishu Real Estate Market

As Eldoret’s central business district is bursting at the seams, Mr. Mandago faces three major challenges: controlled change of user, easing pressure on Eldoret’s central business district, and expansion of land for residential use. Two years ago, Gov. Jackson Mandago suspended the sub-division of land in the county to allow the drawing up of a master plan that would guide the county’s real estate and property development. The move was primarily aimed at placing checks and balances against the mutilation of agricultural land for purposes of real estate development–a temptation largely motivated by increasingly attractive land prices.

While in his home turf of Uasin Gishu, Ruto who is seeking to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta once his term comes to an end pledged to set aside sh.100 billion to facilitate agro-processing, value addition, and manufacturing that would help create more jobs for the youths. This will continue to expand the economy and enhance the real estate market in Uasin Gishu if implemented.

Hotels in Uasin Gishu

Some of the best hotel accommodation facilities in Uasin Gishu include:

Greenwoods Campsite and Resort
Boma Inn Eldoret
Poa Place Resort
Sirikwa Hotel
64 Resort and Sports Club
Comfy Inn Eldoret
The Pearl Hotel
The Noble Hotel
Starbucks Hotel
Hotel Goshen

Roads in Uasin Gishu

The County Government of Uasin Gishu with funding from the Kenya Development Support Programme has made significant strides in improving road connectivity in most rural areas at a cost of Sh102 million. Roads, Transport, and Public Works Chief Executive Gideon Birir said the County has managed to construct nine bridges and box culverts in various places in the area. Seven of them are complete, and seven have been handed over for use. He said the connectivity programs aim to open up new agricultural production areas and enable farmers to access markets for their produce. Generally, the county boasts some of the best road networks in the country.

The construction sector in Uasin Gishu

One of the major construction projects in Uasin Gishu has been the construction of the Eldoret town bypass project. The bypass has decongested traffic in Eldoret town as well as opened up the county for business. Also, as part of the government’s efforts to improve infrastructure in the country, construction of an estimated Ksh 1 billion Uasin Gishu County Government and World Bank-funded state-of-the-art 20,000 capacity seater 64 Stadium in Eldoret town is almost complete. The multi-billion shillings project which is one of the flagship projects for Governor Jackson Mandago was projected to be completed within 15 months. The department of Roads, Transport, Energy and Public Works and Eldoret Municipality work jointly to inspect the ongoing exercises at the site to ensure quality work and timely completion of the project.

Conclusion

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How August 2022 Elections in Kenya will Impact Real Estate Market in Uasin Gishu.

Facts about Uasin Gishu

Places to visit in Uasin Gishu

Eldoret Town

Uasin Gishu Real Estate Market

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Hotels in Uasin Gishu

Roads in Uasin Gishu

The construction sector in Uasin Gishu

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