Why the wealthy are moving out of posh suburbs

Houses in Kilimani and Hurlingham, Nairobi. [PHOTOS: WILBERFORCE LKWIRI AND GILBERT OTIENO/STANDARD]

With the serenity, tranquillity and security in Nairobi’s high-end neighbourhoods gone after being invaded by developers, there seems to be little motivation remaining for the rich to spend millions on a house in these estates, writes AUSTINE OKANDE

Even after 50 years of independence, Nairobi’s planning still largely mirrors its colonial era image. The capital’s initial planning strategically positioned the white settlers in the North and West parts of the city, areas that later earned the name leafy suburbs.