Kitengela is a municipality in the Kajiado County of Kenya, located 34 Kilometres south of the capital Nairobi, forming part of the greater Metropolitan Area.

The diversity of species is decreasing in the Kitengela area adjacent to the Nairobi National Park, where land-uses not compatible with wildlife are increasing.

Kitengela has a wide variety of financial institutions and saccos (savings and credit cooperatives) that have flooded the town to finance the construction boom as well as cater to the soaring middle class population.

[6] In recent times Kitengela has developed a reputation for new, unique cutting-edge entertainment facilities such as Charlie's Bistro, Sparrows, Quiver, Guru, and 034, a 5 star club nestled in an airplane have sprung up in the town – a first for Kenya.

These estates have seen an unprecedented boom due to the fact that most of them are controlled, not allowing unsightly flats or small businesses/kiosks within their gated walls.