Investors scramble for a piece of Nanyuki's tourism circuit land

Elephants strolling near Sweetwaters Serena Camp. [David Gichuru, Standard]

It was in Nanyuki where a railway map infamously vanished in the 1930s, a myth goes, bringing the process of laying the track up north to a halt.

While that legend may associate the town with debauchery and lack of promise, real estate agents and developers are telling a different story as they lead their customers to the Rift Valley town, which is also the headquarters of Laikipia County.