{"podcast":{"title":"Pure Digital Passion with Moses Kemibaro","slug":"pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846","podcast_index_feed_id":5830846,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6c93c08/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.moseskemibaro.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1038514/1038514-1623690874990-4d7b447740d6a.jpg","author":"Moses Kemibaro","episode_count":191,"summary":"This is pure digital passion, the podcast of Moses Kemibaro, one of Kenya's and Africa's leading digital marketers, techbloggers, and technology analysts. Join me for insightful interviews and commentaries on all things digital from across the African continent on a myriad of compelling topics and themes. I share Africa's stories of pure digital passion!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T12:20:00.720389+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 177 - Earn in USD from Kenyan Real Estate – The TRIFIC Green USD I‑REIT with Brenda Mbathi & Pius Muchiri","slug":"episode-177-earn-in-usd-from-kenyan-real-estate-the-trific-green-usd-i-reit-with-brenda-mbathi-pius-muchiri","published_at":"2026-05-28T09:03:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846/episode-177-earn-in-usd-from-kenyan-real-estate-the-trific-green-usd-i-reit-with-brenda-mbathi-pius-muchiri","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moseskemibaro/episodes/Episode-177---Earn-in-USD-from-Kenyan-Real-Estate--The-TRIFIC-Green-USD-IREIT-with-Brenda-Mbathi--Pius-Muchiri-e3k0mgr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6c93c08/podcast/play/120657883/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-28%2F425047468-44100-2-4dc6b9c5140b2.mp3","summary":"Kenyans have always loved real estate – from shambas and plots to townhouses and apartments. But the classic model is capital‑intensive, illiquid, and almost always shilling‑denominated. In this episode of the Pure Digital Passion Podcast, we unpack a very different way to own prime Nairobi commercial real estate and earn in US dollars. The TRIFIC Green USD I‑REIT is an income‑generating Real Estate Investment Trust anchored by the TRIFIC North Tower – an EDGE‑certified Grade A office building located inside a private Special Economic Zone within the wider Two Rivers ecosystem. It is authorized by the Capital Markets Authority as an Income REIT, targeting an 8% annual net yield in USD, paid twice a year, with a minimum entry of just USD 1,000. The unrestricted offer is open to both institutional and retail investors – including the Kenyan Diaspora and chamas – and closes on 12th June 2026. To unpack what this actually means, I’m was joined by: Brenda Mbathi – CEO, TRIFIC SEZ (Two Rivers International Finance & Innovation Centre), which hosts the TRIFIC North Tower inside Kenya’s only private, services‑focused Special Economic Zone. Pius Muchiri – CEO, Nabo Capital, the REIT Manager behind the TRIFIC Green USD I‑REIT, describing the vehicle as a “regulated chama” that lets Kenyans pool resources to own institutional‑grade assets. We dig into: What a REIT actually is, in Kenyan terms Why the TRIFIC North Tower is fully let, dollar‑denominated, and green‑certified How the 8% targeted USD yield is constructed Why Centum, TRIFIC, Nabo, NCBA, and a long list of institutional partners matter for governance, transparency, and investor protection How retail investors, Diaspora, institutions, and chamas can practically apply – and what happens after the 12th June 2026 closin…","meta_description":"Kenyans have always loved real estate – from shambas and plots to townhouses and apartments. But the classic model is capital‑intensive, illiquid, and alm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3174,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846/episodes/episode-177-earn-in-usd-from-kenyan-real-estate-the-trific-green-usd-i-reit-with-brenda-mbathi-pius-muchiri/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pure-digital-passion-with-moses-kemibaro-5830846/episode-177-earn-in-usd-from-kenyan-real-estate-the-trific-green-usd-i-reit-with-brenda-mbathi-pius-muchiri.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}