It was imprudent to entrust Chinese with State House refurbishment

The new look of State House  Nairobi after renovations.[PCS]

If State House, Nairobi, was a thoroughbred before, it's now a mule. That is the position taken by some Kenyans who can't countenance the new-look State House after the gable tiles roof was pulled down in favour of a flat roof.

Conversely, there are many other Kenyans who aver that the new look is chic. Change, it is said, is the only constant thing in life. 

It is not clear whose idea it was to change the look of the house on the hill. The surprise Kenyans showed when pictures of the edifice emerged confirms that the changes were covert: no advertisement, no public participation nor tendering for the company that undertook the transformation.