Death of key towns is not a surprise

Residential houses at Miwani town in Kisumu county, the once up on a time business hub when the area sugar mill was in operation. The town has been reduced into poverty hub as the miller closed and went under receivership. (Denish Ochieng, Standard)

Two feature articles carried by The Standard over the past two weeks detailing the collapse of businesses around Lake Victoria and along the coastal region were as heartbreaking as they were disturbing.

This is because of the large number of people plunged into poverty by circumstances beyond their control, and because of the fact that they can be replicated in much of rural Kenya.