This is a fast growing town as Kitengela is the only area around Nairobi that has room for expansionCompared to ongata Rongai & Ngong town this is a more affordable and well planned town with access roads into residential areas kept at 9 meters wide as compared to 6 meter roads in the other areas.
SecuritySecurity wise there has been no major reports of security problems and hopefully through the residential security committees this situation shall be kept in check by the residential security committees. A good point to note is that kitengela and its outskirts environs was not involved in the previous post election violence. This is largely because it is a cosmopolitan town with alot of economic activities and a huge wordforce of this businesses live within the town.
Utilities
Electricity : Newly installed electric post lines and transformers through the government's “UMEME PAMOJA SCHEME ”which has enabled this new residential area to have access to electricity at a cost of only ksh32,500 flat rate to any subscriber.
Water: The main water supplier is by the (EPZ) Export Processing Zone and a very reliable source of water. There are also individuals who have sunk private boreholes and supplied water to the neighbourhood at an average cost of about kshs 80 per unit. {1unit=1000litres}
Roads: There is an ongoing construction of the Highway From Athi-River to City Center to a modern dual – carriage way highway. {refer to the link} By the time it is complete it will ease traffic flow into and out of the city center. Currently it is unbearable to commute into the city from the out-skirts of Nairobi e.g Westlands, JKIA, Ongata rongai, Eastlands e.t.c. With the completion of this highway and the ongoing Northern and Southern by-passes, kitengela will be probably the most accessible towns in the neighbouring outskirts of Nairobi. The Athi-river - Namanga – Arusha road is currently being upgraded this year 2008 under the East Africa Community (E.A.C) and 5.4 billion shillings has been set aside by the (A.D.B) Africa Development Bank for the Project.
FutureThis is a guaranteed gain in investment within a few months of ownership should your interest be to buy & sell or develop in the near future.
Raw Materials Building Materials e.g. Stones are available from the quarries around the town .Machine-cut stones are also available at reasonable price. They are very cost effective in reducing amount of cement used due to their fine edges. Ballast is also available from a crusher only one km from the plots. Sand is available from Isinya town {standard grade) and a very high grade sand from Kajiado town fetched from seasonal rivers around that area. Cement is available from the major cement manufacturers in Kenya i.e. {E.A.P.T.C} East Africa Portland Cement and Bamburi Cement. All factories being less than 4 km from the plots

Purchasing of Properties in Kenya
There are two types of estate ownership of land in Kenya; freehold and leasehold.
Freehold
This is absolute ownership of land as besides municipal rates, no other taxes are levied. The municipal rates are determined by the unimproved site value of the land.
Leasehold
In most cases, the land is owned by the government or by individuals /companies who lease the land for say 99, 999, 9999 years to the purchaser. Under such conditions, the leaseholder will transfer the unexpired term of the lease to the purchaser who will then take over payment of the land rent and municipal rates which has to be paid before the transfers. The land rent is determined by the head lessor and depends on the locality and the property size. The municipal rate is determine by the City Council and locality of the plot.
Conditions of Sale
The purchaser pays 4% of the purchase price, which is a government tax known as stamp duty. He also pays legal fees to the lawyer acting for him as per lawyer’s scale.
10% of the purchase price is payable on signing of a sale agreement and balance within say, 30, 60 or even 90 days, depending on what the vendor and purchaser have agreed.
Consent
Where leasehold land and the agricultural land is concerned, consent to transfer the land has first to be sought and this is the responsibility of the vendor but in some cases, can be the other way round depending on the understanding between the vendor and the purchaser. No consent is required where freehold land is concerned. There is also a presidential decree to plots on the 1st row and 2nd row for the beach.
Important
It is imperative that the lawyer acting for the purchaser carries out a thorough search at the Lands Offices to ascertain that the land is free from all encumbrances before making any commitment. And it’s always advisable to appoint a land surveyor to ascertain the beacons of the plot and to ensure that the property that you are about to purchase hasn’t been set aside for public utility.