Why she built a mud house on Sh65m Karen land

 Shibero Akatsa home constructed from mud located in Karen on January 29, 2026. Francis Nderitu

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

Shibero Akatsa’s home in Kerarapon, an estate that is next to Nairobi’s Karen, does not look or feel like a house in an upmarket neighbourhood.

When you arrive at her house, which sits on a prime one-acre piece of land at the edge of Kariithi Close in Kerarapon, birdsongs, squirrels’ squeaks and rustling leaves welcome you.

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