{"id":139760,"date":"2020-07-06T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=139760"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T11:32:12","slug":"joan-kubais-house-tour-of-parents-swanky-mansion-that-has-left-kenyans-speechless-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/joan-kubais-house-tour-of-parents-swanky-mansion-that-has-left-kenyans-speechless-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Kubai&#8217;s house tour of parents&#8217; swanky mansion that has left Kenyans speechless (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage daughter, Joan Kubai has sparked envy and pity in equal measure among Kenyans after publicly flaunting her parents&#8217; six-bedroom house in Runda.<\/p>\n<p>Joan is daughter to city moguls, Isabella Kubai and Peter Kubai who despite their small family composition, reside in a multi-million palatial mansion in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi&#8217;s posh estate, Runda.<\/p>\n<p>According to Joan, Kenyans had put pressure on her to showcase their home and trust you me, she did exactly that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139783\" style=\"width: 966px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-13.56.28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139783 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-13.56.28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-13.56.28.jpg 431w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-13.56.28-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rich-kid, Ms Joan Kubai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Tour<\/h2>\n<p>She started off at her spacious, luxury room that hosted all sorts of high-end furniture and glassware, before parading her numerous exclusive rooms inclusive of her own bathroom, shoe closet and vast walk-in closet.<\/p>\n<p>Same case was her brother&#8217;s room but the girl could not help but brandish how much her parents are in love with paintings &#8211; I don&#8217;t mean just any ordinary pieces of art &#8211; to the extent that every room graced its own.<\/p>\n<p>The inside of the house boasts of luxury furniture, exotic chandeliers, lighting fixtures&#8230;you name it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139790\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.07.57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139790 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.07.57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.07.57.png 197w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.07.57-164x300.png 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kuabi&#8217;s house interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She took us right through an extra room that she claimed &#8220;hasn&#8217;t been occupied for a while&#8221; with similar features to her room but with an added touch of a hanging balcony that gives us a view of their exterior.<\/p>\n<p>Well-groomed lawn and a swimming pool on one end as the other end caters for family sporting activities best describes their large backyard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139786\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.03.16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139786 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.03.16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.03.16.png 298w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.03.16-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kubai\u00b4s home exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just so you know, they have a kids&#8217; sitting room which is entirely separate to the other 3 adults&#8217; living room, if I may say. Well, this just got lit as the family also houses a home library.<\/p>\n<p>Their parents&#8217; bedroom is in what she termed an attic which is a room partly inside the roof of a building and projected to the outside.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the Kubai&#8217;s bedroom completely houses a kitchen, an office, 2 balconies and everything else an &#8220;ordinary&#8221; room in that house boasts of.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139785\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.04.10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139785 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.04.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.04.10.png 297w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.04.10-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kuabi&#8217;s house interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family has two house managers who have their own quarters. And there is also a guest room, which is self explanatory.<\/p>\n<p>Well, turns out there is a lift that exclusively goes to their parents&#8217; room which is on the second floor.<\/p>\n<p>They have a fountain to the outside and sitting areas for luxury and fresh air, but there is a gazebo in the home&#8217;s garden where guests and their parents pass time often.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly&#8230;they have a gym that they literally don&#8217;t use because no one is just up for it. Yah, I know!<\/p>\n<p>Too much has been said, let&#8217;s have a look:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2f3ouYPOvlA&#038;feature=youtu.be\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2f3ouYPOvlA&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Wild reactions<\/h2>\n<p>A house tour that feels like you were walking into a royal family&#8217;s home but this was sure an example of the kind of life the high and mighty in our society lead.<\/p>\n<p>Her post attracted mixed reactions from Kenyans, some feeling pity for themselves, others purely impressed by the stately view as others were left wishing they were born in the family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.18.28.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.18.28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.18.28.png 596w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.18.28-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.45.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.45-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.30.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.30.png 601w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.30-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.12.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.17.12-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.16.47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.16.47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.16.47.png 601w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-14.16.47-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage daughter, Joan Kubai has sparked envy and pity in equal measure among Kenyans after publicly flaunting her parents&#8217; six-bedroom house in Runda. Joan is daughter to city moguls, Isabella Kubai and Peter Kubai who despite their small family composition, reside in a multi-million palatial mansion in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi&#8217;s posh estate, Runda. 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