How Joska and Malaa rose from wilderness to thriving satellite towns

Malaa Shopping Centre in Machakos County pictured on June 11, 2025. 

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

The first time that Joseph Mulwa was looking to buy land, Malaa on Kangundo Road, which is about 42 kilometres from Nairobi's Central Business District, was not his first choice.

His heart was in Kibiko in Ngong, Kajiado County, an area that was not as dry and that was better developed. However, Mr Mulwa did not find suitable land in Ngong.

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