Over the last two months, I have interacted with Nakuru residents all in the pursuit of juicy stories pertaining the estates within this city.

From the various places I've been to, it's obvious how affordable the houses in Nakuru city and its environs are, making it a desirable place to live in.

Secondly, there are impressively spacious houses with some sitting on very large tracts of land that make Nakuru county a paradise for those seeking to invest in real estate.

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Not forgetting the beautiful scenery that most of these Nakuru homes or flats overlook.

Sadly, however, there are also major issues standing in between Nakuru and its dream of being a real estate haven.

One of this is the poor condition of roads.

A section of roads at Kabachia estate that need to be rehabilitated.

Photo credit: DILIGENCE ODONGO/MTAA WANGU

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The condition of roads within majority of Nakuru estates are very poor, with them either having gaping potholes or murram that quickly turns into a sand storm when a vehicle passes by.

In addition to this, most of the estates lack street lights making them highly insecure.

Another main thing that many Nakuru estates ail from is the scarcity of water, with many Nakuru residents citing that they have to make private arrangements to get water.

Lastly, a great thorn in the flesh for various estates in Nakuru is insecurity which is greatly attributed to the scarcity of street lights and the growing number of informal settlements, with most of its inhabitants being jobless.

Other things that have been a great concern across various estates is poor drainage system.

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From my various conversations with Nakuru residents, one thing is for certain; Nakuru people chose their various MCAs to present their needs before the county assembly.

If truly many of the MCAs had their people's interest at heart, most of these issues would be non-existent paving way for Nakuru to be Kenya's real estate darling.

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My Hood: Bad roads, poor lighting, hurt Nakuru's real estate scene

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