The DUT -- Town House Developer (THD) System is part of the Diaspora University development plan. The system is designed to develop 3,500 townhouses under a DUT -- Townhouse Investment and Development Agreement (THIDA) to meet the rights enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya in Articles 42, 43, and 53, creating 15,000 jobs and developing a town of 25,000 residents.
42. Every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment
43. (1) Every person has the right---
(b) to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of sanitation;
(d) to clean and safe water in adequate quantities;
53. (1) Every child has the right---
(c) to basic nutrition, shelter, and health care;
The 3,500 townhouses will provide housing for some of the 25,000 residents who will live in Diaspora University Town as they work in the Town Departments, Diaspora University, Diaspora University Hospital, and in the diverse MSMEs that open at DUT and in DUT's proximity.
The DUT -- THIDA is a system for developing and owning the 3,500 townhouses and ensuring the right to a clean and healthy environment is upheld.
Click here to read the THIDA
One can also finance through their SACCO or bank,
The townhouse incorporates the following development, approval, and construction plans:
This is completed. The MDP includes the THIDA System.
Adopted through the signing of the first THIDA documents by over 300 persons in the U.S. in 2014-2015.
In accordance with Article 185(4) of the Constitution of Kenya, the University Town Development Plan, including the Townhouses Development Plan, was submitted to the Taita Taveta County Assembly for approval. The plan was approved in 2015.
Completed by Architect Rose Dama. Reviewed by Prof. Dr. David Ogoli, DUT Lead Architect.
The approved plan receives 1,500 acres of land through a Land Grant to establish the Diaspora University Trust (DUT). 3,778 plots are established in accordance with the plan, and 3,500 plots are townhouses.
National Environment Management Agency (NEMA) Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) done 2018 -2019. Approval granted 2019.
Physical Planning was conducted and submitted to the County Government in accordance with the 2019 Act for 3,778 plots and a 60km road network.
The ESIA for 574 townhouses and a 12 km road has been completed. ESIA of 2,926 townhouses, several MSMEs and organization buildings, and 48 km of road/Infrastructure ongoing.
The design-build plan for 3,500 townhouses and 60 km roads is set up as follows:
County Building Approvals will be done progressively.
All contracts are completed within 5 years of the construction start date.
3,500 townhouses, estimated design-build budget is Ksh 22.5 billion (Ksh 6.5 million per unit)
Construction financed by DUT. Completed house financed by Banks and SACCOs
505 Developer Files are open. The 505 developers are developing 1,320 units.
2,180 available for Allocation. Open your file today.
A developer has two options once the townhouse is complete:
KMRC Mortgage Issued through 27 financial institutions
Users of the Townhouses will be persons taking up the 20,000 jobs, or Diaspora University Students
All houses not occupied by the owners will be leased to Diaspora University at Ksh 65,000 per month.
The lease amount can cover the monthly mortgage payment for mortgages of up to Ksh 7.4 million issued through the KMRC product.
The Developer can sell the house. Get back their Ksh 750,000, and make a profit.
Year 1 of Completed Houses shall start when the first units are completed.
Buyers of the townhouse will be individuals taking up the 15,000 jobs at Diaspora University Town.
The Market value of the Townhouses is projected to exceed Ksh 15 million in the 10th year after completion.
3,500 of the 15,000 jobs will be awarded by the townhouse developers based on the units they are developing.
Every person who joins DUT and opens a Townhouse Developer file becomes a Founder of the University.
Currently, 505 Townhouse Developer files are open.
The 505 persons who have opened the Townhouse Developer files are founders of Diaspora University.
Townhouse Developers with open files and who have completed their Townhouse Capital input will have the first opportunity to express interest in establishing approximately 300 MSMEs at DUT.
There are about 9 million Generation Z Kenyans (Born 1997 – 2012). If you would like to create 20,000 jobs for some of them as you make a return, become a DUT Townhouse developer.
Dan Kamau: +254 743 203 168
Edson Murimi: +254 768 290 099
Faith Mwachala: +254 758 140 810
Jackson Kimanzi: +254 743 077 928
Finance your Ksh 750,000 ($6,000) capital input from a SACCO or a Bank in Kenya or abroad:
Examples of Bank Financing in Kenya:
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