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Holiday homes for Kenya's elite

Tired of travelling and the lack of privacy in hotels abroad, the rich are now investing in luxurious holiday homes in Naivasha, Kilifi and Nanyuki among other areas, writes PETER MUIRURI

For years, Naivasha was the lacklustre town on the floor of the Rift Valley and always in the news for negative reasons such as crime. Few thought of the area as the ideal location for a dream holiday home.

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