Tatu City
Tatu City | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 1°09′32″S 36°54′25″E / 1.158751°S 36.907054°E | |
Country | Kenya |
District | Thika District |
Locality | Ruiru – Kamiti Road |
Division | Ruiru |
Constituency | Ruiru |
Established | 2011 |
Founded by | Rendeavor |
Website | Official website |
Tatu City is a 5,000 acres (2,000 ha)
Administration
Tatu City is designated as a project of special importance by the
Project Progress
As of 2022 the Tatu City Zone was home to more than 60 business entities[7] two international schools namely Nova Pioneer and Crawford International.[8] The city was (as of 2022) also home to various completed, ongoing, and proposed housing projects among them Kijani Ridge,[9] Unity Homes,[10] Karibu Homes,[11] Tatu Waters,[12] and Mchana Estates.[13]
Some of the companies with a presence in the Tatu City Industrial Park by 2022 included Dormans, Kenya Wine (KWAL), Unilever, Copia, Bidco, Davis & Shirtliff, Coopers, Chandaria Industries, Gallagher, Tianlong, and Kim-Fay among others.[14]
History
The land on which Tatu City sits was originally part of the Belgian Socfinaf coffee farm previously known as Tatu Estate before being acquired by Rendeavour in 2010.[15] This is the same case with Northlands City and Kahawa Sukari tracts of land also in Ruiru which were originally owned by Socfinaf prior to being sold to new owners in the post-colonial era.[16]
Location
Tatu City can be accessed via
Environment and parks
Tatu City lies within the relatively green side of Nairobi which is part of the greater Aberdare ecosystem. Thirty percent of the land is allocated to green spaces among them nature parks, forests, coffee farms (to preserve the heritage of the place), and public amenities.
Controversy
The project was in the middle of a long court battle due to shareholder wars in the period between 2013 and 2018.
See also
References
- ^ September 23, 2021, Thursday (2021-09-22). "Tatu, Konza City form lobby to seek foreign investment". Business Daily. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Amadala, Victor. "Slow dream to Kenya's technocities, Tatu City taking shape". The Star. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ Correspondent, B. T. (2017-10-16). "Vision 2030 Delivery Board to support Tatu City – Business Today Kenya". Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ City, Tatu. "Vision 2030 Delivery Board commits to support growth of Tatu". www.tatucity.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Kenya Law | Kenya Gazette". kenyalaw.org. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ CORRESPONDENT (2021-12-22). "Special Economic Zones Authority Board lauds Kenya's first 'One-Stop Shop' at Tatu City". Capital Business. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Tatu City flies Kenyan diaspora home from anywhere in the world". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Tatu City scores big with new schools". The Star. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ CORRESPONDENT (2021-11-23). "Tatu city appoints Stecol to complete Kijani ridge". Capital Business. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ CORRESPONDENT (2021-11-03). "Unity homes launches construction of 640 affordable units". Capital Business. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ Karibu Homes to build 1,000 units in Tatu City, retrieved 2022-07-07
- ^ April 19, 2017, Wednesday (2020-12-12). "Tatu City to build Sh35bn houses in Ruiru, Kiambu". Business Daily. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Progress of the Project" (PDF). www.nema.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ CORRESPONDENT (2019-05-21). "Tatu Industrial Park hits 50 company milestone". Capital Business. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Africa buzzing as next frontier for coffee drinkers". Financial Times. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "The War for Tatu City". 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Kenya city shareholders refuse to pay foreign investors". Financial Times. 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Statement on Parliamentary hearing | Tatu Tribune".
- ^ "MPS clash over Tatu City probe » Capital News". 16 August 2018.