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Rush for land along Mt Kenya highway as investors eye hospitality boom

Nanyuki Hotel is one of the major hotels along the Nanyuki-Nyeri highway that attracts guests heading to the counties of Laikipia, Samburu and Isiolo. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

The hospitality industry has continued to grow with dozens of new tourist hotels being built along the Mt Kenya circuit, replacing the facilities that were built decades ago.

The expected dualing of the carriage highway - from Marua, Narumoru, Nanyuki, and Isiolo has seen the price of land skyrocket for areas near the highway.

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