1 Bedroom Furnished Apartments in Runda, Nairobi — UN Staff Housing, Under KES 100,000/month, Short Stay

Runda is the low-density gated estate immediately west of Gigiri, and it functions as the residential overflow for the diplomatic and UN community that works there. Plots are half-acre and up, roads are private and maintained by the residents' association, and security is layered — estate gates, patrols and individual compound systems. Furnished stock is dominated by four- and five-bedroom houses and townhouses rather than apartments, though a growing number of small gated apartment courts have appeared along the Runda-Ridgeways edge for couples and single postings. Everything is car-dependent; there is no walkable retail strip inside the estate, but Village Market, Two Rivers and Rosslyn Riviera are all within ten minutes. The UN complex is a five-to-ten minute drive, which is the entire commercial logic of the neighbourhood and why the 2026 UN relocation pressure is felt here as directly as in Gigiri itself. Expect boreholes as standard, generators in most compounds, staff quarters, and gardens large enough that maintenance is a real line item — clarify whether garden and pool service are included in the rent before signing.

UN Staff tenants gravitate to Runda for reasons that are specific rather than general. UN Complex (UNON) is roughly 3.4 km away, about 10 minutes by car outside peak. The area rates 5 out of 5 on practical tenant security and 24 out of 100 on walkability, which matters more than most listings admit when you are new to the city. What we prioritise for this brief is proximity to the UN complex, gated security, and landlords used to diplomatic lease terms. For short stays of under a month, the practical implication is lease structure: expect serviced units with cleaning included, higher effective monthly rates, and landlords who are comfortable with sub-30-day terms.

1 Bedroom furnished units in Runda sit at price on request per month across the market as a whole. Within the under kes 100,000 band specifically, you are looking at units where furnishing is functional rather than designer, and backup power or borehole may be shared rather than dedicated. Service charge in Runda averages around KES 3,300 per square metre per month, so confirm whether the quoted rent is inclusive. Rental yield in the area runs at about 6.8%, which is useful context for how hard a landlord will negotiate: high-yield, high-supply areas negotiate; 91% occupancy tells you how much room you actually have.

Source: Knight Frank Kenya, HassConsult Property Index, Cytonn Real Estate research, verified landlord submissions.