Exploring Muthaiga Residential Area Nairobi (brief historical background included) 

Enjoyed the journey through Muthaiga with a competent driver! My first introduction to Muthaiga was being taken to lunch at the Muthaiga Club by Joseph Murumbi (ex Vice President under Mzee Kenyatta) this was during 1973. I remember Joseph telling me that prior to Independence "Being an African, I wouldn't have been allowed to lunch here!" I felt ashamed to be British - & still am when I think of the injustices of colonialism.

CORRECTION.. muthaiga was part of the forested ecosystems that included karura forest.. the kikuyus have set these areas for traditional ceremonies and herbs gathering, hence the name muthaiga for medicine.. the area also provided a cover as protection aganist attacks from athi or plain maasai, whose boundary was mbagathi river..

Yow truth is Kenya green some garden well manicured , Kenya to the world the place is so green,

You only explored muthaiga road😮...there is so much to see😊..next time swing by Tchui Rd ..Naivasha ave..and mua park rd in the heart of old muthaiga.. nonetheless I enjoyed a "sneak peek" of the neighborhood

Fantastic images..and am glad to let you know i lived in muthaiga and grew up here between 1975 to 1984 and left after my A LEVELS to live in south c but my parents continued living there at a house on muthaiga rise until 1999. i now reside in the UK from 2003 i know every street and homes in that area and can confirm the former kibaki president moved there from valley arcade area along ole odume road in 1976 to muthaiga. charles njonjo and also former vice president in the 60s Dr murumbi were probably he first africans to live here. murumbis house is along muthaiga road was converted into a kenya national archives with a collection of artifacts belonging to Dr murumbi..its probably grabbed now . next to murumbis home was a massive home owned by the kenya railways cooperation.this house was meant to house the top management eg managing directors of the then very rich parastatal.. unfortunately..the government took over this house in the 80s to house the then minister for transport and telecoms Henry kosgei.. who even after leaving the ministry grabbed this house..for himself complete with all ameneties....house had a swimming pool and stood on a one acre Plot opposite the embassy of switzerland residence. people like central bank governor ERICK kotut moved into another house opposite embassy of ghana..people like Henry kinyua the then MD of the rich KPCU bought a house on muthaiga crescent just after the USA ambassador's residence....the kinyuas and the kibaki boys were very close andi used to see then riding their trail bikes now and then ..the kibakis lived on Tchui road not far from the njonjos and the british high commission residence. on karura avenue we had the ELIJAH mwangales..then minister for foreign affairs..from there opposite we had the italian embassy and belgium embassy residence..these homes were dwarfed by a huge home standing on nearly 10 acres of land owned by a retired british royal air force ace hero called SIR Marlin Sorsbie..this man had a huge home the size of a school and he had servants qts for nearly 40 staff. am told he died early 2000.. but not sure who inherited his huge estate.. FROM HERE still on karura avenue we had the embassy of oman .and then behind it embassy of ZAIRE and lesotho ambassador residence. along limuru road we had the indian high commission residence on a huge land next o muthaiga mini market. it was fun growing up here and i plan to make a tour once i revisit kenya by end of this year. keep up the good work. I SUGGEST YOU REVISIT and film along karura avenue upto the end of it..fo all the inner streets from the golf club try and follow all the side roads and you will see amazing houses .go to serengeti avenue.. muhaiga close etc and also see here mama ngina kenyatta has a huge home.. i think on muthaiga close.. i can see your video only covered the main roads muthaiga road from start and then back onto limuru road only

Just beautiful! Been down this road before. Such a beautiful vlog. Just love the narrative of the vlog as you take us on the drive. Just👌

Mad editing. I need to wear my seat belts for these amazing experience this year. Just beautiful. I feel safe in your drive seat as a passenger. 😊👍👍

I been waiting for this video like yesterday, awesome 👏 you can’t even believe you are in Kenya 🇰🇪

I am thoroughly enjoying your tours! I am learning so much about beautiful Kenya. My heart is being called home to the Motherland...that I have never known. Thank you so much, for doing these tours! 🙏🏾

Please provide those drone pics which show how truly amazing these areas are. live in the UK, and nowhere here compares to Karen, Muthaiga etc, and much more.

It's a good one... I enjoyed. I wish all the kenyan residential areas would be like...

No kidding this guy records to the perfection.....thumbs up man

Beautiful sana...love all them trees n flowers. .kenya to the world

I went there couple months ago this is one of my favorite places in Kenya

One day itakuwa neighborhood zote za kenya ziwe hivi🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much for the history ! I hope you consider adding the historical background to more of your videos! God bless you!

Nice tour.when i came into the city of Nairobi after school i toured this residences and asked my maker to grant me the opportunity and grace to settle there or similar neighbourhood before i retire! Guess what,my wish was granted elsewhere but similar.

I grew up in Muthaiga spent my childhood in the midst of the lovely greenery among the indigenous trees, they make the place cool even in the hottest months. It was amazing, I have fond memories of Muthaiga. 😊

Kenya can be transformed into a paradise , if we didn’t have selfish leadership.

It looks like the English countryside, the thin roads with potholes, the ambiance, basically everythingggg. What sells it off is that the road signs are missing and some footpaths need fixing.

Lovely to see all the greenery...the road should be re-carpeted at night

Yes my embassy is here somewhere in this serene green environment. Exactly it's in Lavington but looks the same.When i go next time i'll spend a few days in Nairobi to explore it. This time i just had to administer some things at the embassy and i had no time to stay. I really miss Kenya. Greetings from a Hungarian.

I miss these classic AT drives with narration. Nice work.

Thanks for showing ❤ i love this place

We need clear road signs and all the roads must maked to meet international standards

Nice. This makes me nostalgic..the sound is much Berra.. it would be cool if u had a caption off what street you’re on as you drive through

Ah the memories!! in the 'old days' we used to swim at Muthaiga Country Club.

Greenery! Love it.. seeing water puddles, did it just rain? R u able to drive around inside the neighborhood? Would love to see homes! Nevertheless thanks 4 sharing this video

Flora. Flora. Flora... I'll always advocate for Green Spaces. How's the situation at Waiyaki Way, with the road expansion. The destruction of trees though ☹️☹️☹️?

We need clear road signs & all the roads must be marked to meet international standards. I don't know if their is Ministry that deals with Roads.

Justed Subbed 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 Nice content 👌💯

Thank you for explaining about the clustering of neighborhoods during colonization. However Muthaiga has changed a lot with many old money Kenyans as well Indians now owning homes in the area, the properties there are quite pricey for an ordinary Kenyan LOL

this place is beautiful, though. wow but alighting from a public transport then to enter a multi-million house is kind of outta place , lol

Love the sight of green.

Those old jua Kali roads again.? Even in an affluent neighborhood?

I want to come back home

What's the name of the musical please.its soon soothing

Niiice.. Naona huku Drone ingemezwa Mjamaa 😜😜

Our Kenyan leaders should maintain our roads to international standards , muthaiga a high-end residential area but the road is sub-standard

old money manenos there is one beautiful castle like hse in there very impressive

Muthaiga is the 'Beverly Hills' of Kenya

I miss Kenya

Beverly hills of nairobi

Charles Njojo was the first Kenyan Black to reside in muthaiga

So beautiful

The road needs re-surfacing. Lots of potholes.

If only eastlands was built without cutting trees. Atleast muthaiga was spared. We can build and leave trees without clearing everything.

The streets looked so dated. Time to rebuid those.

1:42 Jimmy Wanjigi's house on the left. 44 Muthaiga. 😉

Hello hello

This place is beautiful but the roads are letting it down. Same goes with Runda!

Peter thande

They need to fix those roads. County government just eating tax payer money and seeking reelection every 5 yrs sad

Where are the homes? Just vegetation . 🤷🏿‍♀️

This was the best Intro Bro true Kikuyu and Masai don't fight we Intermarried long time ago and again NAIROBI BELONGS TO MASAAIS IT MEANS COLD WATER

Kiki