It was planned in 1958, during the Kikuyu land demarcation, when nobody envisaged the present growth rate. Its a popular trading center located along waiyaki way with mushrooming, modern residential flats. It houses alot of starter families seeking both fair rents and easy access to the City. Demand for housing is growing exponentially especially driven by the ongoing upgrade of Naivasha Road, Waiyaki way and the Double Decker Road.
Located 15km from the CBD, the area is a Kaleidoscope of human traffic moving in all directions. It’s a ready market for everything. Kinoo market operates for 18 hours a day. It closes at 10pm. At this time, a mother would find vegetables and fruits, even ready cooked food such as githeri and chapati, to eat at home with her family. A man would find a late-night butchery open, where he can buy chukua, choma or chemsha meat for his family. https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kiambu/if-you-want-to-strike-it-big-in-business-come-to-kinoo-in-kiambu-county-1101334