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Published Sep 10, 2025

Vuka Prime: Unlocking the Next Level of Real Estate Investing in Kenya 

Vuka Prime is an innovative investment product that blends two of Kenya’s most profitable and best-performing REITs: 
1. Acorn I-REIT (Income REIT): Focused on stability, generating rental income from purpose-built student accommodation.
2. Acorn D-REIT (Development REIT): Focused on growth, financing the development of new real estate projects with higher potential returns.

For years, profitable real estate in Kenya—especially in prime locations—felt out of reach for most retail investors. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) changed that by opening access to professionally managed property portfolios. Vuka Investments helped democratize this access through Vuka Imara, anchored in the stability of the Acorn I-REIT. 

But what about investors who want more than stability? 

Introducing Vuka Prime 

You asked, and we listened. Vuka Prime blends the reliable rental income of the Acorn I-REIT with the development-led upside of the Acorn D-REIT—in one professionally managed solution. 

Vuka Prime is an innovative investment product that blends two of Kenya’s most profitable and best performing REITs: 

  • Acorn I-REIT (Income REIT): Focused on stability, generating rental income from purpose-built student accommodation.
  • Acorn D-REIT (Development REIT): Focused on growth, financing the development of new real estate projects with higher potential returns.

By combining the I-REIT’s income-generating power with the D-REIT’s growth engine, Vuka Prime creates a balanced portfolio designed to deliver: 

  • Dividends through the year (income from I-REIT assets). 
  • Potential capital appreciation as development projects mature and portfolio NAV grows. 
  • Long-term target return: 12%+ p.a over a 5-year holding period 
  • Transparency: The Net Asset Value, which is the trading price, is updated twice a year with straightforward buy/redeem. 

Why Vuka Prime matters for Kenyan investors 

  1. Designed for retail investors: Blended strategies like this used to be the domain of institutions investing KES 20M+. Now you can access the same concept at a far lower entry point. 
  2. Diversification that works: The I-REIT provides stability; the D-REIT adds growth—one portfolio, two engines. 
  3. Professionally managed: Skip the hassle of analyzing and balancing separate holdings. 
  4. Easy access: Invest or exit portions of your holdings without long settlement timelines—making real estate feel more flexible and responsive. 

Vuka Prime vs. Vuka Imara   

  • Vuka Imara: Anchored in the Acorn I-REIT, focused on steady income and stability.  
  • Vuka Prime: A blended strategy, combining the Acorn I-REIT stability with Acorn D-REIT growth — targeting higher overall returns. For many investors, the smartest strategy may be to keep Imara as a stable base while allocating additional capital into Prime for long-term upside. 

Why trust Vuka? 

Vuka is trusted by 10,000+ investors, with assets under management fast approaching KES 500 million—a strong signal of confidence and momentum. 

Who Vuka Prime suits best? 

  1. Committed, long-term (5+ year) investors seeking growth. 
  2. Investors who have started with Imara and want to level up without abandoning stability. 
  3. Anyone seeking both income and growth in a single, curated solution. 
  4. Kenyans in the diaspora looking for a secure, regulated, resilient and profitable way to invest back home. 

Get started Today! 

Compare the products: Read the fact sheets for Vuka Imara vs. Vuka Prime here → View product fact sheets. 

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