Here are the 5 reasons why Syokimau is an excellent place to call home. Syokimau is a residential area in the west of Machakos County, Kenya, just south of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Unlike some residential areas Syokimau is also home to several manufacturing companies and hence acts as a hub for both residential and factory centers.
It is named after the legendary Akamba medicine woman Prophetess Syokimau. Syokimau Prophesied the coming of the white people to Kenya and also prophesied the construction of the Mombasa to Kisumu railway line. In her prophecy she said she could see people of a different color emanating from kisauni, the modern-day port of Mombasa and carrying fire in their pockets which was later to be understood as white people in vessels carrying matchboxes and guns. She prophesied seeing a long snake, whose head was in the Indian Ocean and the tail was in Lake Victoria.
WHY SYOKIMAU?
Transport network: who would not want to live 4hours from the beautiful beaches of Mombasa, Malindi and Kwale. The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, JKIA is in the neighborhood which would be an ideal for a person who travels a lot and would appreciate the less hustle of getting to the airport. In additional to this Syokimau, is home to Syokimau train station which is the hub of the Nairobi train terminus of the standard gauge railway (S.G.R) and that would mean taking only 4 hours to arrive in Mombasa based on the real time data analytics publicly available on #UberMovement.
Syokimau is also serviced by 2 normal trains to Nairobi town in the morning, with 2 trains back in the evening every weekday. This would be ideal for a person working and operating from Nairobi CBD which only cost Ksh.40 one-way ticket and hence avoiding the ever-busy Mombasa Road.
Affordable rental houses and plots for sale: Syokimau is home to many high-end but pocket friendly residential and apartment rental properties as compared to many high-end areas in Nairobi where for instance an apartment that costs Ksh 70,000 in Kilimani would only cost Ksh 35,000 in Syokimau a month with the same amenities. An 1/8th acre piece of land in the Katani area, Syokimau costs around 2 M.
A wide range of social amenities: Syokimau is home to several shopping centers like the Gateway Mall and the up-coming Signature mall. In addition to this Syokimau is home to good schools like Brighton international school and others, 3-star hotels, churches, mosques and hospitals, making it an excellent place to call home. Entertainment spots likes 254 Lounge, the yard 007, Katani Lounge and others that can take care of your entertainment needs in additional to other hangout joints not forgetting the various nyama choma places.
Security: Through the Syokimau Residents Association, SRA lobby group the community now has regular police patrols and remains one of the safest residential communities for both residents, workers and visitors within and around Nairobi County. Additionally, every gated community is also challenged with offering round the clock security to the residents as its primary purpose. This has been achieved through an elaborate and effective system dubbed “Nyumba Kumi Initiative” where every resident within an estate is required to know their neighbors well and be known by them.
Other factors: most apartments in Syokimau have spacious rooms with enough space for children playground, ample parking and guarded apartments. There is also availability of Safaricom home fiber internet and it is connected to many residential apartments. Syokimau Residents Association (SRA) is working hard to make Syokimau estate a first-class estate where households enjoy high quality standards of life through the provision of necessary community facilities.
