Why sacred tree stands in the way of new stadium in Nyeri

The fig tree (Mugumo) at Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri has been a bone of contention between a contractor and elders [Kibata kihu, Standard]

A lone fig tree seems to have defied monstrous earth-movers and bulldozers in the ongoing rehabilitation of the historic Ruringu Stadium

The stadium is famous for hosting one of the most nostalgic moments in Kenyan history, when the last batch of the Mau Mau fredom fighters surrendered their weapons to Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta.