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Parable of man who built on riparian land

Demolition of Nakumatt Ukay Center in Westlands. [Edward Kiplimo/Standard]

Everybody knows the parable of the man who built his house on sand. When the storm came, all his hard work and investment was washed away.

If the gospel were being written today, perhaps it would be called the parable of the man who built his house on riparian land.

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