News

15 September
2021

Tatu City roads receive top international ratings

Tatu City, 15 September 2021 – Tatu City’s roads have received high ratings for road quality and performance as part of a rigorous evaluation using the International Roughness Index (IRI). The assessment was conducted in cooperation with the Materials Testing and Research Division (MTRD) of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public […]

10 September
2021

Tatu City, Buildher partner on jobs for women

Nairobi, 9 September 2021 – Tatu City, the 5,000-acre new city at Nairobi’s doorstep, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Buildher, Kenya’s first and only technical training program for construction artisans that exclusively trains women and actively promotes sector-wide gender inclusivity. Tatu City has been offering free accredited vocational training to the community living around […]

23 June
2021

South African companies invest KES 10 billion at Tatu City

Investment by South African companies has topped KES 10 billion at Tatu City. The 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone – located 30 minutes from central Nairobi – represents one of the largest concentrations of South African foreign direct investment in Kenya and East Africa. South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, toured investments by […]

24 May
2021

Tatu City appointed to represent World Free Zones Organization in Kenya

Tatu City, the 5,000-acre mixed-use Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Nairobi’s doorstep, has been appointed by the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) as the Kenya representative of the association’s more than 700 global members. The Regional Office of World FZO in Kenya will be administered locally by Tatu City as a centre for thought […]

15 May
2021

Kijani Ridge welcomes 3,000 new neighbours!

As part of Tatu City’s commitment to the environment, 3,000 tilapia fingerlings were released into the Kijani Ridge dam this week. The tilapia support the ecology of the pond and promote the growth of larger prey fish (i.e. bass). Now that the hippo has been relocated, we are starting to concentrate on trails around the […]

22 March
2021

Unity Homes sells out first phase at Tatu City

Unity Homes, a developer of inclusive residential communities, has sold out Unity West, the first phase of the KES 6 billion apartment development, less than two years after breaking ground in Tatu City, the 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep. Riding a wave of interest by homeowners and investors in Unity West’s popular two-bedroom apartments, […]

13 February
2021

KWAL breaks ground on KES 4 billion new facility at Tatu Industrial Park

Legendary beverage producer Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd (KWAL) broke ground on its state-of-the-art KES 4 billion manufacturing facility in Tatu Industrial Park, in the 5,000-acre Tatu City Special Economic Zone. The high-profile event was attended by the Chief Administrative Secretary, Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Lawrence Karanja; Kiambu County Governor Hon. James Nyoro; KWAL Board […]

27 January
2021

Friendship Containers starts production at Tatu City

Friendship Containers Manufacturing Ltd, East Africa’s leading producer of comprehensive metal packaging solutions, has launched a new production plant at Tatu Industrial Park. The plant, which sits on a five-acre plot in the 5,000-acre Tatu City Special Economic Zone, produces a range of plain and decorated metal containers and closures for professional commodities and household […]

3 November
2020

Tatu City Car Bazaar with SPOT Tracking: an event for everyone

Tatu City and its petrolhead partners at SPOT Tracking and TNL welcomed more than 300 cars and hundreds of auto-enthusiasts to the first-ever Tatu City Car Bazaar. The largest car bazaar north of Nairobi featured dealers and individual sellers. The covid-compliant, family-friendly event also included plenty of fun for children, who sampled Tatu City’s […]

20 August
2020

Handover of British-backed Ksh4.5bn housing project at Tatu City

Unity Homes today handed over keys to buyers of the first block of apartments at Unity West, one year after breaking ground on the Ksh4.5 billion project at Tatu City. Situated along Tatu City’s first main road – the TC-101 – the British-Kenyan venture’s first 48 units are spread across four blocks, with 12 apartments […]

13 July
2020

Cold Solutions chooses Tatu City for the largest cold chain facility in East Africa

Cold Solutions Kenya Limited, a leading temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics service provider, has announced that it will invest KSh 7.5 billion (USD 70 million) to construct state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled cold storage warehouses in the country. The cold storage facilities will be located in Nairobi and Mombasa. The firm will construct Cold Solution’s flagship facility in Tatu […]

29 June
2020

Absa Bank Kenya offers special mortgage rates to Tatu City home buyers

Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with Tatu City to offer preferential mortgage finance rates to potential home buyers at the Special Economic Zone development on 5,000 acres, just 30 minutes from downtown Nairobi. The bank will provide home ownership facilities including construction loans, equity releases and LARIBA mortgages, as well as insurance products such as […]