Kenyan Developers Are All "Snake Oil Salesmen"....

Karen Hills Estate residents, through their lawyer Issa Mansur, have sued a developer for not accounting for millions of shillings paid as service charges, even as snakes invade their homes. The residents have sued Karen Hills Limited and Lordship Africa Fund Management Limited to stop them from further collecting the service charges.
They want the home developers to disclose the amount they have collected since 2011 till date.

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An ariel view of an upcoming gated community in Karen

“They have been levying service charge since 2011 without complying with the terms of agreement with those who purchased the land to build their homes. They have not accounted for the money paid,” said Mansur.

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An ariel view of Karen Estate, Nairobi.

The homeowners argued that the developer has been demanding Sh30,000 per month from each household as a service charge since 2011, which brings the total to more than Sh72 million. They claim the millions have not been accounted for.

“In consideration of the services offered by the management company, the plot purchasers agreed to pay a monthly service fee of Sh30,000 each which has not been accounted for from the time of purchasing the plots,” said Mansur.

The residents claimed that despite them paying millions to maintain the Karen Hills Estate, the developer has not done anything to improve their surroundings, leading to the invasion of snakes and rodents. According to Mansur, Karen Hills Limited acquired 64 acres of government land divided into 60 one-acre plots each to form the Karen Hills Estate where they sold to people who built their homes.

Under the sales agreement, landowners would include Karen Hills Management Company Limited to manage the estate.
It was expected that the owners would be involved in the management business by being included in the board, but this did not happen as the developer insisted on maintaining exclusive control. Mansur said that despite the agreement, the companies had failed and refused to transfer shares to the homeowners or appoint representatives of the company’s management.

“They have refused to provide the amenities for which the service charges are supposed to cater.
They have not involved the homeowners in any decision-making regarding the management of the estate, which has resulted in misuse of their funds,” said Mansur.

After spending 54M to buy the plots and 30M to build the house. Caretaker hafanyi kazi

The only real estate establishment in Africa that can be run efficiently is personal property. Personal house, personal farm, personal property. Ukisikia jina kama Local Authority, Management Company, Local Council etc in Africa, forget it.