When land in Nairobi was sold for cents per square foot

Imagine owning a slice of Nairobi’s Industrial Area just next to the road for a mere Sh1,830? Suppose the deal was further improved with a promise that you can get all adjoining plots at the same price?

This is not fantasy but a reality of how the colonial government promoted development of Nairobi, just a year after Kenya became a colony.

The foundations of the current land craze in Nairobi and along other prime areas bordering the major roads and railway...