Mi Vida Homes Hands Over 120 Units at Amaiya, Launches KES 8.9bn Garden City Phase Two

Kenyan residential developer Mi Vida Homes has handed over 120 completed housing units at Amaiya Block C, its residential project within the 47-acre Garden City mixed-use precinct on Thika Road, Nairobi. The handover, confirmed independently by Newsline Kenya, coincides with the developer opening sales for the next stage of the project — Blocks E and F — as part of a wider KES 8.9 billion residential masterplan.

The milestone builds on Mi Vida’s track record at Garden City, where the developer completed its original 221-unit Phase 1 project in 2022. Amaiya is designed to add a further 513 units across four blocks (C, D, E and F) to the precinct over time.

What was delivered

Block C’s 120 units mark the second major residential delivery within the Garden City ecosystem. The homes comprise a mix of one- and two-bedroom duplexes and three-bedroom apartments, handed over fitted and ready for occupation. Simultaneously, Mi Vida opened sales for Blocks E and F — a further 264 homes — on 3 July 2026, according to Newsline Kenya’s reporting.

Project snapshot

Company comment

Mi Vida Homes Chief Executive Officer Samuel Kariuki said the Block C handover reflected the shift from construction to income generation, framing the wider Garden City ecosystem as an established platform for residential investment supported by integrated infrastructure. Mi Vida has cited sustained rental demand, consistent occupancy and capital appreciation at Garden City as evidence of the model’s performance — figures that reflect the developer’s own claims and should be treated as developer estimates, not guaranteed returns.

Wider economic impact

Beyond the housing delivery, Mi Vida reports the Amaiya construction programme generated more than two million safe labour hours and employed up to 450 workers at peak, while sourcing materials locally to support Kenyan suppliers and manufacturers. These figures were supplied by the developer and echoed in independent coverage, though they have not been separately audited by Property News Africa.

Context: Nairobi’s mixed-use residential market

The handover lands at a time when Kenyan buyers remain wary of delayed or stalled developments, making on-time delivery a genuine differentiator. Mi Vida’s broader portfolio — which now spans Garden City, 237 Lulu, Keza Riruta, Keza Laika and other Nairobi corridor projects — has reportedly delivered more than 830 homes to date, with a pipeline exceeding 3,500 additional units, according to a sponsored feature published by Business Daily Africa. Garden City itself combines residential blocks with an established retail mall, office space, an IMAX cinema and landscaped recreational grounds, a model increasingly favoured by developers seeking to de-risk residential sales by anchoring them to existing footfall and amenities.

Note: figures on rental demand, occupancy and capital appreciation cited by Mi Vida Homes are developer estimates and are not guaranteed investment outcomes.

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