Does your account read Sh100 million? This is where the rich live in Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret

An aerial view of a private homes under construction in Nairobi's up class area [Photo: Jacob Otieno]

• These are some estates where few people are on foot, and live behind the massive gates
• A few million shillings in your bank account would not afford you a chance to live here
• The crème de la crème of our society and those who have made it reside here

Walking in Gigiri, you feel lost and you most likely are. Hawk eyed security guards peer from slots in massive gates, and along the roads private security firms' patrol vehicles are parked strategically.

You get the same sense along Riverside Drive in Nairobi. You can hear those peep holes click open and shut, and the sense of being watched just doesn't leave you.