Homeowners at Sultan Palace beach retreat, a luxury development in Kilifi County, will enjoy easy access to their property after the county government invested over Sh100 million in upgrading major infrastructure leading to the retreat.
Kilifi County has started works to transform to bitumen standard a 2.5 Kilometre dirt road before December this year. The property’s general manager, Liu Tiancai said the new road will not only benefit Sultan Palace but other developments and the community around.
“With the new road in place, home owners and holiday makers will conveniently access Sultan Palace beach retreat, which was previously a challenge , all our stakeholders used a much longer route to get to the facility or chose to use the dirt road that was very dusty, rugged and uncomfortable,” said Liu.
He said the poor state of the road discouraged property developers and depressed tourism, adding that there is a huge demand for Sultan’s beach front villas, semi-detached duplexes and the condominiums at the coast but some of their customers had started looking at other options due to the poor road network.
“We appreciate the county’s support and we shall continue working together to boost the growth of Kilifi County,” he said.
The development comes at a time when key tourism players in Kilifi County have been calling on the local government to improve infrastructure in order to boost local tourism and grow the economy.
Kenneth Kazungu, the County Chief Officer for roads and infrastructure said that Kilifi county government is committed to promoting local and foreign investments in the county through improved roads among other expansion plans.
“We are dedicated to supporting all investors coming to Kilifi County, by improving our infrastructure and the business environment,” he said, adding that this is a surefire way of enhancing tourism activities in the county and growing the economy.
Liu is confident that the sales will hit 200 before December despite the infrastructural deficit. They have sold off-plan more than 150 out of the 210 beach front house units, translating to over 65% of the units sold off. The first phase of the two – phase development will be concluded in December this year, marking the official handing over of the facility to home owners.
