Why roads agency may be barking up the wrong fig tree

Fig tree at the junction of Mpaka Road and Waiyaki way in Westlands, Nairobi. [David Gichuru/Standard]

A fig tree that stands tall and proud along Waiyaki Way will not be cut down to make way for a road.

This emerged after the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said it plans to move the massive tree from its location outside the Westlands post office.