Bonfire Adventures Managing Director Sarah Kabu and her husband Simon Kabu are among the wealthiest celebrity couples in the country.
From nothing, the couple managed to establish a business empire that has raked in millions and earned them respect in the entrepreneurial world.
The couple is, however, not shy of flaunting their hard-earned cash by splashing a few million on cars and expensive homes.
In this segment, Nairobileo.co.ke takes a look at one of the family's houses located at Ol Pajeta, Nanyuki. Sarah bought Simon the house as a birthday gift in 2020.
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The house is rumoured to have cost around Ksh37 million.
"Happy birthday, sweetheart… @kabusimon yes now we have our very own private getaway in the wild when we want to unwind from city’s hustling. I knew how badly you wanted to get a holiday home inside Ol Pejeta conservancy but corona happened. You dreamed to enjoy but you didn’t dare to achieve. Ladies I have told you many times to visit @dadabystanbicbank page uchanuliwe na women of substance on how to achieve your goals through #dadacan ask any teacher without loans you cannot achieve much like for this project only 30% of potential income will be going to loan repayment and nikimaliza mimi na retire hapa na who is who in Kenya." Sarah stated while gifting him the house.
In response, Simon stated, "Thanks so so much everyone who wished me a happy birthday today. Now I'm overwhelmed by what @sarahkabu surprised me with today. Imagine a retirement home! Sarah… I’m over the moon. You are a proverbs 31 woman… this is too much on me. We have been visiting Ol Pajeta ( Mt Kenya wildlife estate) mkwe-many times and every time we visit there I always comment…. 'ningetaka kuretire hii place'…. but this year we have been affected in hospitality and didn’t have hizo plans hivi karibuni.
"Sarah took this seriously and took a loan with Stanbic dada ) without my knowledge) and bought the house for me!"
The five-bedroom storey house is a redefinition of elegance and a reflection of the adage that says home is a place to collect memories.
The compound boasts well-manicured lawns and a garden where the family grows fresh vegetables for their domestic consumption.
The house's interior boasts amazing decor with walls painted white. The inside exudes elegance, a statement of the family's net worth.
They combined a blend of ordinary wallpaper with granite tiles for the living room and mural wallpaper for the children’s reading room.
Form the ceiling of the living room, hangs expensive crystal chandeliers.
The walls of the living room are decorated with a grid of the family photos, art pieces and other sentimental objects.
The family chose an open kitchen that faces the dining room, to make it look spacious.
“I thought of a beautiful kitchen that forms part of the house. It makes the house more spacious,” Sarah Kabu said in a recent YouTube interview.
The couple also has an office within the luxurious house, which is where they conduct official business while at the comfort of their home.
