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Earn Your Leisure

Why Kelis Left America to Buy a 300 Acre Farm in Kenya & Show Others How to Build Wealth in Africa

Earn Your Leisure

EYL Network

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4.87.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On this powerful episode of Earn Your Leisure, we sit down with Grammy-nominated artist and entrepreneur Kelis, who opens up about her bold decision to leave America and build a new life in Kenya. She shares why she purchased 150 acres of farmland, how she navigated land ownership as a foreigner, and what it really costs to run a profitable farm in Africa.


Kelis also breaks down her investment strategy in Africa, the benefits of hiring local talent, the mortgage system in Kenya, and her upcoming luxury wellness retreat. From tech innovation to raising children with AI-powered education, this episode is packed with insights on wealth building, sustainability, and why Africa is the future for serious investors.


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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.8

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain

0:13.0

that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching

0:18.7

their peak in the afternoon.

0:23.0

Not in the mood for miserable weather?

0:25.8

Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.

0:28.7

Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.

0:38.3

Live from Kenya with Calise on her 150 acres, soon to be 300 acres of land.

0:42.3

And in the background, you see this is actually a volcano. Very rare, little known fact.

0:44.3

So, Kalise, where exactly are we at right now?

0:47.3

Okay, so we're in Naivasha.

0:49.3

We're right off of Lake Naivasha.

0:51.3

And this is Mount Longanat here.

0:53.3

Behind this property on the other side of the

0:56.4

mountain is the National Reserve. This is all privately owned land here and it's great yeah because

1:02.6

as you see all the animals are free and they're running wild and we're farming and it's just

1:08.1

it's dope building a little community out here. Talk to us about the intent, right?

1:12.6

We just walked the saw the farm, saw some red onions, some yellow onions.

1:16.6

Tell us about what's happening here and what's going to be coming.

1:19.6

Okay, so my plan is to do an all sustainable luxury retreat, like a resort.

1:24.6

So along with the farming, doing agriculture, but also having a

1:29.3

wellness space so people can come and spot up and relax. We have a fine dining restaurant. We'll have

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