Business Bay Square developer Abdiweli Hassan, is expanding his footprint beyond Eastleigh with a KSh 65 billion project inside Tatu City, a move set to accelerate the growth of Kenya’s flagship live-work-play urban ecosystem.
- •The 60-acre development within the Tatu City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will integrate residential units, retail outlets, offices, warehousing, and a mosque.
- •The project marks one of the largest private real-estate investments by a regional developer in Kenya’s SEZ program.
- •Hassan is best known for Business Bay Square Mall in Eastleigh, which redefined Nairobi’s retail skyline through a blend of local enterprise and international planning.
Through his company Ten Commodities Wholesalers Ltd, Hassan now brings that experience to Tatu City, partnering with Rendeavour, the pan-African developer behind the 5,000-acre satellite city located 20 km north of Nairobi’s CBD.
Rendeavour, which operates new-city projects across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and the DRC, has positioned Tatu City as a fully serviced SEZ hosting more than 100 businesses, international schools, and upcoming mixed-use towers such as Jabali Towers.
Expanding Regional Investment Footprint
The partnership underscores rising inter-African capital flows into Kenya’s property sector, with investors leveraging SEZ tax incentives — including a reduced corporate tax rate and duty exemptions — to scale large projects.
Hassan has in recent years hosted leaders from Kenya and Somalia at his Eastleigh complex, highlighting growing cross-border investor networks within the Horn of Africa and diaspora communities.
For Tatu City, the project strengthens its position as a magnet for visionary developers, blending modern infrastructure with sustainable planning in a regulated investment environment.
