It takes Sh2.2m to join richest 1pc of Kenyans Monday March 01 2021 By VICTOR JUMA The threshold means that the country’s most affluent class is packed with prosperous professionals and entrepreneurs. With a Sh2.2 million threshold out of reach of most Kenyans, it also demonstrates the country’s relatively higher poverty levels and reflects Kenya’s wealth inequality. Sh2.2 million can only secure a small plot of land in Nairobi’s outskirts, with the cheapest apartments in the capital city starting from Sh3 million. The study describes wealth as the net assets of a person that includes property, cash, equities, business interests less any liabilities like loans.