Old Nakuru estates left behind by the times

Some of the county houses at Kivumbini estate in Nakuru town. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Old municipal estates in Nakuru continue to be an eyesore even as the town gears up for a city status.

Lack of maintenance has left at least six of the estates looking dilapidated. Built in the 1950s by the colonial administration at a time the town’s population was low, Kivumbini, Ojuka, Kaloleni Phase One and Phase Two, Baharini and Shauri Yako, have enjoyed reliable water supplies, having been connected to the municipality’s main water lines.