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Clement Kariuki Ng'ang'a (Wamaitu) of Uadilifu Properties with popular musician, Paul David Hewson(Bono) during Bonos's inspection of One and Red Foundation's projects managed by Ngangas in Kibera slums, Kenya. PIC BY COURTESY

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Ajabu Africa Reporter

Posted:

Sep,26-2018 15:56:33

Buying a parcel of land back in Kenya from many land sellers traversing the Diaspora or back home has always been a nervous exercise for most Kenyans and friends. The situation has become more difficult with today's unpredictable world immigration trends where many immigrants face deportation from various parts of the Diaspora for various reasons.

Such prevailing uncertainties have prompted many immigrants in the Diaspora to seek ownership of piece of property that would provide a crucial base and safety net should you find yourself on the receiving end.

Despite the challenges, this problem is about to end with a new collaborative effort by Boston based Ajabu Ventures and a Nairobi based Uadilifu Properties Ltd, a real estate Company owned by a Kenya Diaspora returnee Clement Ng'ang'a (Wamaitu).

Ng'ang'a who studied at Texas Southern University before returning to the motherland back in 2006 is also very active at promoting social entrepreneurship programs with Allavida Kenya, an intermediary organization managing grants from Comic Relief International (American Idol's charitable division), the One and Red charity group founded by popular Irish singer and song writer, Paul David Hewson (Bono) and Bobby Shriver, a community activist and brother to Maria Shriver among others.(https://www.one.org/us/person/bono/)

For years Kenyans in the Diaspora have had to cross their fingers while taking a leap of faith hoping that Title Deeds will materialize at some point in the future. They also have had to contend with whatever sales pitches advanced by brokers whose sole purpose is to make a sale, regardless how unsound the deal is.

Many land sellers are keenly aware that Kenyans in the Diaspora are poorly equipped to carry out sound market research and due diligence on properties they plan to purchase due to distance, cost and unworkable logistics to travel back and forth to the motherland just for the information. These unscrupulous dealers and sellers have therefore capitalized on the above to enrich themselves at the expense of many customers who usually have to work extra hard for the money, at times literally burning the midnight oil.

As such, many Kenyans have found themselves purchasing land in far flung locations that will take many years to develop significantly for a price that would have gotten them a property in better locations where value, appreciation and rental income from apartments developed would have been much faster.

Many more have wired funds to land sellers in Kenya to secure properties but are still waiting for years upon years to acquire the ownership titles. Sadly, many have even lost the investments with sellers citing corruption at the lands office as an excuse, while others are stuck with properties steeped in legal disputes and unreported encumbrances.

Never mind the much talked about due diligence, majority of Kenyans in the Diaspora do not know how to get an effective due diligence done, often relying on family or friends to ascertain the viability and existence of plots available for purchase, or worse still, rely of the word on mouth as told by land brokers.

It is a result of the confusion, frustration and losses incurred by the Diaspora community that Ng'ang'a who is also a post graduate Candidate in Business Administration on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development at the University of Nairobi has teamed up with Ajabu Ventures, a leading Diaspora community networking platform to provide well researched and economically sound and viable properties for sale.

Ranging between $7,000 and $16,000, the plots on sale are located in Kitengela and Kajiando townships respectively, one of Kenya's fastest growing multi-cultural suburbs ideal for family life. The area has attracted middle class Kenyan residents and foreign expatriates working in the capital. Payments plans offered will see potential customers pay as little as $400 commitment fee for the $7,000 Kajiando township plots with monthly payments spread out for 1 year.

Buyers looking to purchase in the more upscale area going for $16,000 will have a 3 months period to clear the payments due to high demand.

Buyers will also have an extra layer of peace of mind through legal redress mechanisms in the US since US based partner Ajabu Ventures; will handle initial Diaspora sign up payment and transactions under the state of Massachusetts law, a provision not available before as Most Kenya based sellers become hard to trace and sue when things don't add up with the transactions as promised as they operate in a different legal jurisdiction.

Considered the richest county in Kenya in terms of natural resources and marketable attaractions to the international community, Kajiado is home to the world renowned Amboseli National park, Tsavo West National Park, Lake Natron, Lake Magadi, Ngong Hills, Ol Tukai, Karen and Suswa Springs, Mzima Springs for Hippos & Nile crocodile, Ole- Doinyo Orok Escarpment, National Museum, Chyulu Hills National Park, Shompole Conservancy, Ngong Hills nature trail and many more tourist attractions.

"For many years, many of us who returned back home after living and studying in the Diaspora have kept updated on real Diaspora community happenings through the writings of Ajabu Africa. Ajabu is well known for truthful and reliable coverage of many important Diaspora developments so we decided to work with such a platform of integrity to bring you unique opportunities to purchase ideal properties in Kitengela and Kajiado townships in Kajiando County," said Nganga.

Clement Nganga during the Ajabu Awards & 10 years Anniversary in Lowell, MA

"Our goal is to have a group of Kenyans and friends in the Diaspora acquire land in this wonderful location where they can put up vacation or retirement homes, rent out to others while they are still in the Diaspora or even sell at a premium as investment properties. We invited Ajabu Media to investigate the land and ensure its above board. We are glad after two years of research Ajabu Ventures agreed to work with us as they found the property free of any disputes or encumbrances," he added during an interview at Ajabu Media offices in Woburn Massachusetts soon after attending the just concluded Ajabu Awards and 10 years Anniversary gala.

Kitengela Diaspora Village

"Purchasing the plots we have in this county provides you a very rare and unique opportunity to be a few minutes drive to all these attractions. That's why the area has attracted a lot of middle class Kenyans settling in three main Sacco estates that purchased their land from the same seller of the proposed Kitengela Diaspora Village land," added Mr. Ng'ang'a.

He said that the plots are already fully serviced with water and electricity, amenities that have also attracted the setting of the Kitengela International School, the Orchard private School and the Sinkeet girls Secondary School. The old Kajiado Road which goes through the land connecting to the main Namanga road to Tanzania is earmarked for tarmacking by the government of Kenya hence bound to increase the values of all nearby properties.

Land records reviewed by Ajabu Media and its agents in Kenya revealed that the Kitengela land up for sale has already been subdivided into 210 plots measuring 1/8 Acres (50x100) with Ready Titles Deeds for transfer.

However, the unique deal is also extended to organized Diaspora investment clubs in blocks of 10 acres (70 plots) each, a spectacular offer that provides familiar friends with an opportunity to have retirement homes close to those who share similar Diaspora experiences.

Kajiado Ideal Homes

The Ajabu Uadilifu Properties collaboration also provides more choice to customers who may wish to purchase cheaper properties. Dubbed the Kajiado Ideal Homes, the 1/8 plots are located within Kajiado Township, 3 km from the Kajiado County government offices, less than 1 km off Nairobi Kajiado Namanga road (main tarmac road to Tanzania) with red sandy soil ideal for construction.

Many other commercial properties are located within the area.

Harrison Maina of Ajabu Ventures

Since properties in both the proposed Kitengela Diaspora village and Kajiado Ideal homes locations are free hold tenure, interested non Kenyans who have Kenyan friends are also eligible to purchase according to current Kenya government land transaction regulations.

"Ajabu Media is very pleased to be part of this incredible solution that helps many in our community afraid of purchasing a genuine piece of property back home do so with ease. It makes it so easy to have a real Diaspora village where many of us in the Diaspora could interact when we go back home either permanently or for vacations," said Harrison Maina, CEO of Ajabu Ventures that owns Ajabu Media.

"It's a unique a quite affordable opportunity especially since the prices are lower than those of neighboring properties of same size," Maina added, urging potential customers to do simple online searches for independent, objective comparative analysis.

Process:
In order to bring the opportunity closer to as many Kenyans and friends as possible an initial Diaspora tour has been planned in different States within the month of August and early September before the Uadilifu Properties Limited CEO returns to Kenya to process the title transfer for successful buyers.

Titles will be transferred and ready for pick up at the Ajabu Ventures offices or at a customer's residence in USA within a month.

Interested customers or investments clubs can reach Clement Ng'ang'a of Uadilifu Properties and Harrison Maina Ajabu Ventures for application at (Cell)781-953-2490, office(781) 281-2495 or 254-710-449554. Customers can also make appointments at the Ajabu Ventures office at 54 Cummings Park, Suite 312, Woburn, MA 01801 or Uadilifu Properties, 3rd Floor Rattansi Educational Trust Building Koinange Monrovia streets junction Nairobi Kenya or at or Kenyan Advocates Kamau Mwangi 2nd Floor, Princely House Moi Avenue Nairobi Kenya or by logging in to:

www.KitengelaDiasporaVilage.com

Next Available Tour Schedule

Saturday August 11, 2018:
Sponsorship Booth at Kenya Catholic Community Annual Convention
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michaigan Ave, NE
Washington DC

Saturday August 18, 2018
Worcester, MA
Venue: TBA

Sunday August 19, 2019
Jersey, NJ
Venue: TBA

Saturday August 25, 2018
Seattle, WA
Venue: TBA

Saturday September 1, 2018
San Fransisco, CA
Venue: TBA

Saturday September 8, 2018
Houston, TX
Venue: TBA

More coming soon.

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AJABU AFRICAN NEWS