Molo gets new residential estates after decades of stagnated growth

Treasure Estate in Molo ,Nakuru County on October 21,2019. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Since the 1990s, Molo has always been the poster-child of politics-fuelled ethnic clashes. In 1992 it was the epicentre of one of Kenya’s bloodiest conflicts that left thousands dead.

While towns have changed their character over time, until recently Molo looked like it was stuck in the past, dotted with old homes built shortly after independence.