I Explored Zombie Dying Towns in Rural KIAMBU - This is What I saw!
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- Haunting Beauty: Exploring Abandoned Towns of Kiambu County, Kenya [Kenya, rural towns, abandoned, Gatundu South, Githunguri]
Journey with Village to Town TV to uncover the forgotten stories of three once-thriving towns in Kiambu County, Kenya: Nembu, Mutati, and Kibichoi. These towns, nestled in the scenic landscapes of Gatundu South and Githunguri constituencies, now stand eerily silent, a testament to the passage of time and changing fortunes.
Our exploration delves into the heart of these abandoned towns, capturing their fading grandeur and the remnants of a bygone era. We'll explore deserted shops, abandoned homes, and overgrown marketplaces, painting a poignant picture of their decline.
But this video is more than just a glimpse into the past. Explore the social, economic, and environmental factors that contributed to their abandonment.
This documentary is a must-watch for anyone interested in:
Kenyan history and culture
Rural development and challenges
Abandoned places and urban exploration
The future of small towns in Africa
Join Village to Town TV on this captivating journey as we explore the haunting beauty of these forgotten towns and uncover the stories they hold within their crumbling walls.
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I think it's unfair to label them as zombie towns. What about the peaceful and lush, green environment? I would rather the status quo remains rather than development with disregard to aesthetics and quality of life, not to mention the resultant noise, pollution and environmental degradation that comes with it. I usually visit those areas when I need peace of mind, tranquility and fresh air.
I agree
True beautiful places
True, it's a rural area with a lot of busy agriculture farmers in their farms, not a zombie town.
Change that zombie clickbait please@@Villagetotowntv
These are not towns but shopping centres. Such rural shopping centres can expand or decline on account of several factors 1. Proximity to big towns: The middle class from those areas invest in the surrounding towns.
2. Mobility/ easy communication: This makes families who earn from farming to do their shopping in the surrounding towns where they will get everything, from farm tools to food items not available on the farm.
3. Young men either go to the towns daily for various economic activities or have completely migrated.
4. Most of the food including milk is produced at the family unit. This beats the logic of having many shops.
So, while it is true that those shopping centres came up during the coffee boom in the 70s, social economic dynamics are completely different now.
I agree
kikuyu town is one such town. The town has seen an influx of business people and investors from surrounding kiambu such as gatundu south, kamangu, etc
You have a new subscriber 🎉. I’m from Kiambu & I live in diaspora. It's great 2C my home & get information about the various counties. You're taking us on a journey and transposing us to various places 😇. Thank you also for the statistics ❤
Awesome! Thank you!
this is the best content ever i have ever come a cross I really love the way your are so composed and much detailed best documentary ever recommends Kenyans to watch it🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Wow, thank you!
Very nice commentary 👌 👍 👏
Wish video quality improved kidogo....maybe it's the windshield and reflection of dashboard
Sure, windscreens have natural tints. But we are working on that. Thanks
Good and very informative. Work on video reflection from the dashboard and use the sound track from local tunes. We need people like you who know what they are doing.
Thank you
I come from Mutati.good work keep us updated
Thanks and welcome
That's my shags .
Near the back in the days chief known ngatia his wife nyakaria
Village to Town TV, do you really what a town look like or even a shopping centre? Quite amazing...you need to do some studies and research what a town is...
Typical Kikuyus supporting mediocrity instead of asking for better
Village towns come alive on Market days
I like the concept,you should have done a bit more on part two,l propose you start from a small town called mundoro through theta town.this way you can cover more towns.there are a lot more secondary schools in gatundu south around 35.good job!!
Thank you
Long time,i was here,never change kibichoi, ❤thanks for reminder 🙏 😊
Welcome!
I think the main problem is the factor of rural urban migration where most of the people in our communities are shifting to towns and urban areas living there villages empty and dead..
Quite insightful
Agriculture, the lifeline of the towns is also not bringing much in terms of returns. People would not otherwise remain in big towns/cities, because there are no jobs and relatedly, not enough money circulating to sustain a large number of businesses. Before 1990, few people were struggling. People were able to educate their children comfortably. The economies in the area have not recovered since, not even during Kibaki's time.
Was nice.its my home center kibichoi,I love the development I have seen.i can see there's away forward.thanx.
Thank you
Good narration and content.
Glad you liked it!
The reason some towns in Kiambu County don't do well is because of armed robbery.This places seem to host bad boys and they will visit you whenever they realize you are doing fairly well.
Great insight
Great info, do one about Thuita village and the poor roads
Thank you. I will for sure
Good job,, kindly bring karakita town naivasha,
sure I will, stay tuned
This is my late mum's home area. Most of her relatives are spread out in Mùtatì, Nembu, Kìbicoi, Kiamworia and Gitarì. I've never lived in these places but I frequent them. They definitely ARE NOT zombified.
Thanks
Recently i toured kiambu county and i saw a lot of poverty contrary to the believes that kiambu people are very rich. Locals told me that most of the Rich migrated to Nairobi and others to kajiado,narok,Nakuru and Uashi gishu counties.
Really? great insight
Very nice. You forgot to drive up to Gatundu North. A beautiful place. We have Karimenu dam.
Thanks for the tip! We will get there soon
@@Villagetotowntv you are most welcome
I think you should visit our town next karibu sana mau sammit..we really enjoy your documentaries #Tembea 🇰🇪 kenya
Thanks Charles, lazima tufike
Mau thimiti🌹♥️😂
Hey am new to ur channel and truly I love ur content ❤
Thanks Cynthia. I appreciate the love
Great video, voice clarity and true content.
The one sided town was a popular planning layout in those days with commercial plots surrounding a market place at the center.
These townships have seen their better days. The economy was coffee driven and families could afford vehicles especially landrovers and peugeots pickups mostly to ferry coffee beans to factories. Everyone had money even teenagers from picking coffee especially during Decembers.
I blame the failed economy to the government who set coffee market policies. The community were caught unaware and most youths failed to get higher education. Some resulted into alcohol due to depression and others moved to better towns eg Ruiru, Githurai for jobs.
There is a very zombie township in the area called Mariige. I was told a curse was spelled to it by traders who were once ripped off their goods.
These townships are well connected to big towns like Kiambu, Thika and Nairobi. Thanks to new roads, a drive to Thika is about 30mins.
The townships are parked with true culture, farm fresh products and healthy environment. The community fabric is supportive and full of love.
Wow, what a grat insight. I would love to know more about Mariige's curse before we make our visit there
Nembu and Mutati is on my way home Gathiriga Gachika! Good work former Mp MK of GATUNDU South did a good job as far as road network is concerned! Watching from 🇺🇸!🙏🏻😜
All the best, thank you
Very well explained, no exaggeration and professionally designed, keep it up. I am curious to know why it's so called zombie land?😮
Thank you, I appreciate
Keep on doing that it is very organic
I appreciate
Watching from New York
Big up. Thanks for watching
Kibichoi is where I was born and Ieft at age 5. Hsven't returned in 50 years but it's very close to my heart.
a very beautiful place
😂😂😂😂 50 years Jehovah wanyonyi 🙆🏿♀️
5 is too young
Wewe wacha hizo, you must come from an extremely dysfunctional background, like most Kikuyus. 5 decades is way too long, but there's a reason for that. Most Kiambu villages are full of relatives that are addicted to illicit brews. If you are well to do, they will beg for $$$ anytime you visit & even show up at your Nairobi residence without an invitation. Some of us have had to hide & learnt to say NO. Please share the real reason you fled & never returned, it's therapeutic.
50😮😮
Nembu is my home, it's not growing but not a ghost town, Mutati was made on the plots designated by British, next to the town there were no plots
Wow, thanks for the insight
Very good information
So nice of you
Nice voice ❤.Good job ur doing.
Thanks for listening
I was born in the area
The main problem of this townsis illicit brews, idleness and over reliance on coffee and traditional farming
That was very insightful
the reflection of your windshield ruins the picture quality, otherwise, i really enjoyed watching the tranquil villages and greenery.... may they remain so... these are not zombie towns, they r little pieces of heaven...
Sure,. I'm working on that. Thank you
Mutati my home town. It is very dormant. We home after this video , there will be a big change.
please do something
Was waiting for you to go ahead after mutatì to kìgongo and Gatitu my home sweat home
Next time tutafika
Kigongo is ma home❤
@@martinmbucho7906 wow, nice place
I was waiting you go down to gati-iguru....
Next time lazima tufike
new subscriber to you from norway. This is home
So nice of you. Thank you
Beautiful. From Ngenda originally
Ngenda, Gatundu South? Nice!
@@Villagetotowntv yess! Nilisomea ngenda primary. Mom alikua teacher pia huko.
Am sure ngenda shopping center is dead as well😢
@@rukuwangaracu Nice to hear. Soon we will visit there
@@Villagetotowntv 🙏 🤲
Kijana una sauti ya mwalimu aliyebombea. You make me miss my schooling days. I have been hearing of those names you are mentioning through radio presenters like the unbeatable P.M Squared. She is a highly gifted presenter second to none but the Kikuyu media missed it all when they ignored her rare talent. She might have advanced in age but her voice is ever beautiful, commanding and full of life. Thank you for making me see what I have only been hearing about. Have known what I did not know. The kikuyu media houses should rethink on their misguided giving PM Squared a cold shoulder after many years of establishing their media houses through her natural and rare influence. Those who ganged up to fire her should be ashamed of their misguided action and their folly. We want P.M Squared back to where she belongs!
Hahha mwalimu tena? I agree with your sentiments about PM though
@@Villagetotowntv u r nice
Good Job 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow, thank you...talking about funny names..alot of "Ks" when I was young there was old kibichoi and new Kibichoi, new Kibichoi is the Kibichoi we saw. I wonder whether old kibichoi still called the same because I moved🤔. .it is between Gatīigūru and new Kibichoi.
Wow, I would really love to visit the old Kibichoi. Must be a nice place
@@Villagetotowntv According to what I heard, Gatīigūru shpping centre is more near to Old Kibichoi than the New. There are very beautiful houses in that are but nothing in the shopping centre, most of them were closed just like Nembu
This is really zombies town,no traffic i the roads,no people in shopping centres,waithaka i dagorretti south used to be like that,but now has grown to be metropolitan town
These are shopping centers but not towns.., thanks for information anyway
Yes, you are right. Thanks
Can we say that the original inhabitants of Nembu in dagoretti were from Nembu in Gatundu?
There is a high probability but am not sure
nice content
Thank you
Good 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Could the high cost of living and poor business environment be the reason these towns are dying? I wonder!
I can guess that your role model is NICK AND JOE
Gateiguru nikwo thigira wakwa uthikitwo......
Ni thaayu Muthuuri
😅😅 funny comment
These little shopping centres may be low key for now. But you never know about the future.
Ruaka used to be a small village shopping center.
Today we cannot afford a 50X100
True, there is a lot of potential there
Good, it is good to know more about these small towns that seems to be abandoned. The young generations should start developing them instead of going to big towns like Nairobi and Mombasa.
Couldn't agree more. Thank you
Exactly my thoughts!
I agree. But our main challenge is insecurity. If your farm produce is stolen even at daytime, what about business? @villagetoTown TV consider visiting Karia in GITHUNGURI, Ikinu ward.
@@peterqamau3524 Sure, I will
I was waiting for you to drive to kigumo town 😅
me too. grew up there and i havent gone there for more than 15yrs
Next time lazima
Great
Thank you
Really what is a zombie?I dont see any here.Thank you for the info though.
Make the video clear and you will get far. Also information like area Mp ,Mca and women reps will add value to your videos
Thank you for the info. I appreciate
People from those areas owe Nairobi skyscrapers. Nembu secondary school was started by Nembu primary school, that's why they share the fields, the low number of children is caused by migration of younger people from the areas to other towns
Thank you for the ,insight. Kudos
I think the high crime rate and alcoholism are contributing factors to the stagnation
Really? Maybe!
There is this joint called obuntu its new at kibichoi op the town will have a new face.next time go and visit the place and tell us t about it.
Sound like a plan. I'll hope in next time am in town. Thank you
I'm in Australia, Nice video seeing shagz, But don't call it Zombie, Fun fact do you know the majority of Thome Estate, Ngumba residents come from that place you are calling' Zombie' town....That road was a gift by Uhuru Kenyatta, and all houses have electricity connection...
Wow, that was very insightful. I never knew that about Thome Estate
@@Villagetotowntv the entire Thome was owned by Arthur Magugu who was the area MP of the Zombie town, before he left office he sold off Thome estate to residents of Kibichoi, Kigumo and surrounding areas all the way to Githunguri, who passee the land to their children who built Thome, Thats why Thome people know each other as most grew up together and most likely studied in the same school
A lot of facts in your analysis, can you please finish the whole KBU
Stay tuned, we will hit every small n big town in the area. In the meantime check out our playlist on Kiambu in our channel
@@Villagetotowntvcan you go to a village called kanyariri pls. You’ll get a lot of subscribers as many residents left the village for diaspora many years ago.
@@TexasKenyan Kanyariri, sround Wangige area? I know the place. I will soon
Am from Kibichoi. Make me feel home
Thank you..It is a beautiful small town
Me too..Kibichoi is home
I once visited Nembu looking for love....😢😢😂 ngiuga Nembu ndigacoka!!
nikama walikuonyesha moto hahha
@@Villagetotowntv niko na story mrefu sana
I am new to your channel and I love seeing the villages. This is very unique because mostly we see big towns.
Thanks and welcome
I am curious as to the vhoice of words to describe Kibichoi and its environs....why use "zombie"?
Just a thumbnail
You know why towns grow because there are cash crops, Colleges, University. Absent of any economic contributes, then these small towns never grow.
True, very insightful
It is organizes than latest ones.
Good job such data and analysis is very important so we don't go the European way where they don't even have people to manual jobs
Thank you
The tarmac has already arrived in these new towns. Give ut another 5 years. Even the owners wont believe the chaos and the madness these places will be. They'll miss these tranquility
Sure
That's my shopping center man that green Toyota splenter is wamaikos car he ouns that sop an I went to nembu secondary before it become nembu girls
Wow! you have a beautiful village there, I tell you
Wewe ni kwetu unaita zombie town 😂😂😂.. tuonyeshe kiamworia Kaírine and Gítwe
Hahha, zinakam pia
Hahaha the gud old days wen I went from mutati to kibichoi for a haircut
Good old days in deed. Was the roads tarmacked back then?
What's the time?why are the streets empty?
About 12 pm
our own nick johnson, good work
hahha, thank you
They are not town they're just shopping centers
Very good information, blurred by bad camera. Quality information but not Quality videography
Thanks
I would love to retire there and teach English. Is there a need for that for a 60 year old?
Of course, people around there are very friendly
You're doing a good job that most. Only African traveller is better. Just to give the historical information, population is an added advantage. Am sure going forward you will acquire a drone. All the best
Amen to that. Thank you
Komothai my home
Was schooling in Komothai girls back 1993. Uses to go to kigumo. Hasn't grown much.
Kiamwangi my home mutimumu itura
Kabisa!
Am from nembu ❤missing home ...am not getting kids because am in gulf😂😂😂😂
Hahha. Thanks n be safe
Am happy to know much about my parents origin 😅
Much welcome
this next census truth is going to come out... these central places should not be having so much population and still they , I've in other countries and towns
You lied a lot about kibichoi😅,, I could have become one of your subscribers anytime you post I check but on this no,, Did you know kibichoi back then?
There is always a next time. Thanks though
Crime, alcoholism and brain drain to the capital...such a pity. The politics are also brutal...
Thanks for the insight
We unaita watu zombies?
Hahha si watu mkuu
@@Villagetotowntv lakini the title is disrespectful. Hata haimbatani na content. Improve on that otherwise kazi poa
@@harrynjenga sawasawa
Those are market not town Bro.
Nice
13:52
Centers not towns
Thanks
INSECURITY!!😮
Really?
You sound negative ...this are farming shopping centers not towns even in the us they are there and not as vibrant as urban centers dis u see any rentals or tenants there ? Beacuse people are busy inthe farms ama u want to see idlers aroundfor it to be called a buzzing town central kenta had controled thir population unlike western where u find people idling and rhey have is 50 kes in their pocket
Am very positive. Thanks
Nice content...however l also noted that the lkplc road lights are all on in broad daylight..tax payers..ouch..( very common on most Gatundu south roads with lights) hazizimwi mchana😮😮😮
I think its an issue with the county govt
These small towns need to evolve from agrarian driven economies to small cottage manufacturing driven economies. Think of the small things we import from china.The hundreds of billions we are sending to similar chinese small towns should be going to these towns. This is an opportunity we somehow are not willing to exploit
That was an eye opener. Very informative!
Tuletee NDUMBERI. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Inakuja. Stay tuned
They are not dying towns it's farmland farms are meant for agriculture stop insulting our people in fact alot of buildings were never occupied people go to shop in big towns at supermarkets ,this is not tge same as dying factory towns in America if your trying to create a buzz
Good insight, thanks
Kwenda na hio makasiriko yako..this is a shithole county, infact all of kiambu is an ugly disorganized red soil mess..even after 3 presidents..
Sasa bila urais SI central Kenya ingekuwa inakaa kama turkana county😅😅
@@kingkevin442 I was not speaking to you it's not your channel and nothing has to look pretty for us , the richest people of Kenyan origin are from central Muranga na kiambu specifically so makasiriko yako nginya bure there's something to the ugly buildings , better to live in a shithole and have something in your pocket, plus if the buildings over there don't belong to the richest people you expect them to fix a building thats not theirs Dumbo
@@kingkevin442 wewe ndio uko na makasiriko the richest people inside and outside Kenya of Kenyan origin come from central so they are doing the right thing rich people are not flashy
Wagidoh wewe😂😂 tf
Kwani umejiona na husemi? hahha
The video is not clear at all . I didn't enjoy it.
There is always a room for improvement. Kudos
Do yours,what is it you didn't see and yet u see the reflection is the car windscreen!