The Migaa Golf Estate development, once promoted as a shining example of modern lifestyle living with vast green spaces, well-planned infrastructure, and community facilities, has now become a symbol of betrayal for many of its homeowners.
What was launched with promises of schools, hospitals, commercial hubs, and community spaces has been systematically stripped down, according to residents, in what they describe as a deliberate dismantling of the original master plan to benefit a few at the expense of the wider community.
Instead of the vibrant residential paradise that was marketed, residents say they are left with an incomplete, unreliable, and disappointing estate that has failed to meet even the most basic expectations.
The project’s decline has been tied to a series of unilateral changes made by the developers and their parent company, Home Afrika Limited.
Homeowners highlight the most glaring example in their successful court battle against the attempt to build 2,500 affordable housing units on land originally designated for commercial purposes.
The court ruled in their favor, stating that the developer had begun construction without the necessary approvals, which residents believe shows just how far the promoters were willing to go in disregarding due process and the community’s concerns.
At the heart of the anger is the accusation that Home Afrika Limited and its partners Tulip Limited and Linyanti Limited, holding 60%, 20%, and 20% stakes respectively, have already taken approximately 300 acres of land as dividends while the estate remains incomplete.
Roads remain at murram level, water shortages persist, and power outages are routine, painting a grim picture of a project that cannot be called a modern community.
On top of this, residents are being pressured to pay Ksh 1,200,000 in service charges for ten years in advance, even though the services these payments are supposed to cover are missing.
Many homeowners see this as nothing more than exploitation, with funds diverted to cover debts and enrich shareholders rather than improve their living conditions.
Serious allegations also point to corruption involving county officials and the Kenya Revenue Authority, with claims of bribes and land allocations being exchanged to unlawfully alter the master plan or cover up massive tax exposures.
Residents insist that the promoters’ actions have undermined not only the estate’s vision but also the trust of investors who believed in the project’s promise.Beyond Migaa, Home Afrika’s record raises even more questions. A serviced apartments project launched in 2013 reportedly collected nearly Ksh 400 million from off-plan buyers before stalling and ending up in auction, leaving investors with nothing.
Another Ksh 400 million raised through preference shares has also never been returned. Mitini Development Company, a subsidiary of Home Afrika, sold homes in Migaa but left buyers unable to secure ownership documents because of receivership proceedings initiated by I&M Bank.
Meanwhile, Home Afrika remains weighed down by non-performing loans across several banks and continues to market new plots, something residents describe as luring unsuspecting buyers into the same trap.The grievances documented by homeowners highlight a pattern of unfulfilled promises, financial distress, and alleged corruption.
For many, Migaa has shifted from a dream project to a cautionary tale of how visionary developments can collapse under greed, mismanagement, and lack of accountability. The voices of residents are clear: they want transparency, restitution, and the restoration of the original commitments that lured them into buying into what they now call a failed vision.
One resident communication captures the frustration plainly: “The Migaa development was mind-blowing and an awesome project showcasing lifestyle living with all the promised project features, infrastructure, services and social amenities. Along the way they have changed the master plan where some of the amenities like Schools, Hospital, Community Areas, Commercial Centre have been done away with by subdividing them into smaller plots to enrich the shareholders.”
That company, once celebrated for its big ambitions, is now being accused of abandoning its own vision, betraying the very people who believed in it, and leaving behind a trail of anger, debt, and unfinished promises.
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