Is Kileleshwa the next Kayole? Why the leafy suburb is slowly becoming like Umoja

But city zoning laws that have informed planning are currently under pressure

• The rising middle class is giving a huge reason for rezoning of various estates within Nairobi
• In Kileleshwa, the high rate of development is moving faster than planners
• City zoning laws that have informed planning are currently under pressure

A customs official with a lucrative government agency landed a Sh23 million windfall from a ‘business deal’ in August 2016.  

Ben Mutuma, a father of three moved out of his three-bedroom house in Nairobi’s Nyayo Estate to a four-bedroom apartment in the leafy suburb of Lavington, Nairobi.