Nairobi County Searches for Furnished Houses for 2 Cuban Doctors

The Nairobi county government on Monday announced interest in acquiring houses for two Cuban doctors posted within the county.

In a notice to realtors, the county government specified that the houses must be three-bedroomed with in-house gyms and in-house swimming pools.

"Fully furnished bedroom but not limited (bedding, washing machine). Fully furnished kitchen but not limited (kitchen appliance, kitchen utensils).

"Fully furnished sitting room but not limited electrical appliances. Fully furnished washroom, reliable water and electricity," the notice read in part.

[caption caption="Cuban doctors follow proceedings during their induction programme at the Kenya School of Government on June 11, 2018 in Nairobi"][/caption]

The notice further required the realtors to provide listings to be within designated United Nations Blue Zones, warning them of penalties if they provide false information.

Business Daily outlined that the possible areas targetted by the Mike Sonko-led team are Karen, Lang’ata, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Muthangari, Spring Valley, Muthaiga, Lower Kabete, Kitisuru, Westlands, Highridge, Loresho, Windsor and other high-end areas.

A simple web review of the going price of a three-bedroomed house with rooftop swimming pool in these area costs between Ksh140,000 and Ksh200,000 a month.

A similar request made in January 2018 caused an uproar as the county government sought to purchase a palatial five bedroomed house for County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi.

The incident led to the issuance of suspension letters to Elachi and County Assembly Clerk Jacob Ngwele.

At the time, Elachi claimed that the biggest hurdle was the members of the board who she claimed were too old.

"I know I'm fighting an old board which is very adamant. If there was truth to their claims they should have raised an issue back in February, why wait till now?" she posed.

[caption caption="Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko (R) speaking with Speaker Batrice Elachi"][/caption]

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